We have conducted continuous photo-identification and behavioural monitoring of Lucy, a female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops aduncus ) since her birth in December 2013. Initially sexed as male based on preliminary observations, Lucy is the offspring of Lolly, a resident female last documented in 2022. Now aged 12 years, Lucy represents a valuable case in our long-term dataset on individual life histories. First images of Lucy date back to December 2013. Mum Lolly

On December 16, 2025, at approximately 5:00 AM, the Dolphin Encountours Research Center (DERC) received a report of a live stranding of a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) on the beach at Ponta do Ouro, within Maputo National Park.

On the 7th of November 2025 Vincente Matsimbe and the rangers from the Maputo National Park brought sad but important news from Ponta Techobanine; a large deceased loggerhead turtle had washed ashore. The magnificent mature female had a curved carapace that measured over a meter and bore two turtle tags, one on her left and one on her right front flippers; both of South African origin. Image 1: Severe head injury; Image 2: Female loggerhead turtle; Image 3/4: The tags The tag