Concerns Growing for Pod of Dolphins Trapped by Ice in NL Harbour

A group of white-beaked dolphins similar to the one in this image have become trapped in a Newfoundland harbour, with heavy sea ice cutting off their escape route.

HEARTS DELIGHT, N.L.—Several white-beaked dolphins have become trapped by ice in a Newfoundland harbour, raising concerns that the mammals may not be able to escape if the winds don’t change.

Fisheries officials say heavy sea ice has cut off the dolphins’ exit route, leaving them enclosed in a small pool of water in the harbour of the Heart’s Delight community more than an hour outside St. John’s.