Grassy Key, FL… Dolphin Research Center will reopen to the public on Tuesday, September 7th at 9 a.m. The facility sustained no significant damage from Hurricane Frances. All the dolphins and sea lions are in excellent condition and weathered the storm without incident.
For Keys visitors and residents who want to visit and enjoy a fun-filled, close-up introduction to the dolphins, there are openings during the next week in all of DRC’s public programs including the Dolphin Encounter swim and DolphinSplash wade-in program. For availability and advance reservations, call 305-289-0002 beginning Tuesday at 9 a.m.
The center’s other dockside interactive programs Play with a Dolphin, Paint with a Dolphin, Meet the Dolphin, and Behind the Scenes with Sea Lions can all be arranged after arriving at the center. Exciting and informative narrated presentations take place every half an hour from 9 am to 4:30 pm, seven days a week.
DRC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting peaceful coexistence, cooperation and communication between marine mammals and humans and the environment through research and education. Located on the Overseas Highway at mile marker 59, Grassy Key, the center has been home to bottlenose dolphins and sea lions since 1984 and is an accredited member of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums. For more information, call 305-289-1121.
