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Roux Brees: A dolphin tale of overcoming the odds to survive

Click link for video http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Roux-Brees-a-dolphin-tale-of-overcoming-the-odds-to-survive-133269848.html wwltv.com Posted on November 7, 2011 at 10:26 PM Updated Tuesday, Nov 8 at 10:27 AM Maya Rodriguez / Eyewitness News PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla.– It’s a dolphin tale, with a Louisiana beginning and a Florida ending. Like all good tales, this one is all about the journey: of fighting [...]

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New owners spending $1 million on upgrades to Gulf World

March 29, 2011 06:28:09 PM Tony Simmons / Online Editor NEWS HERALD PANAMA CITY BEACH — The new owners of Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City  Beach have invested nearly $1 million in upgrades, renovations and new  construction to prepare for the summer season. “It makes it better for the animals and better for [...]

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City honors Gulf World employee for animal rescue

August 19, 2010 07:05:17 PM Pat Kelly / News Herald Writer PANAMA CITY BEACH — Gulf World employee Melanie Secret Holmes-Douglas was  honored Thursday for her work with marine animals, especially her latest effort  to save sea turtles from the recent BP oil spill. Beach Mayor Gayle Oberst presented Holmes-Douglas with a proclamation naming  Aug. [...]

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Marine Park Matriarch: Sandy the dolphin ‘an excellent mother’

May 05, 2011 01:48:24 PM . click link for vedio http://www.newsherald.com/articles/sandy-93343-marine-matriarch.html#ixzz1i469BjQy . Tony Simmons / Online Editor PANAMA CITY BEACH — Sandy is a single mother, separated from the father of  her child. Perhaps not surprisingly, theirs was an arranged marriage. A leader among her peers, Sandy is variously described as likeable, stubborn,  playful, domineering [...]

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Visually impaired kids get a chance to swim with dolphins

August 03, 2010 10:44:13 AM . Click link for vedio http://www.newsherald.com/articles/impaired-85843-dolphin-swim.html#ixzz1i417tl8G Katherine Concepcion / News Herald Writer PANAMA CITY BEACH — A group of visually-impaired teenagers got the unique  opportunity to swim with a dolphin at Gulf World Marine Park on Monday. Breonna Willis, 17, and Chance Jackson, 14, two of the 13 person group [...]

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Wish granted: 7-year-old splashes with dolphins

Make A Wish sent Dustin Harrell to Gulf World July 11, 2010 03:42:23 PM Andrew Gant / News Herald Writer PANAMA CITY  BEACH — Dustin Harrell seemed a little unsure at first about  climbing into the tank, his life jacket snug up near his ears. Then he watched Ivan, one of Gulf World’s rescued rough-toothed [...]

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