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In this image provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a stranded dolphin is attended to near Skaket Beach, Orleans, Nov. 9, 2024, in Orleans, Mass. An unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals' food, said scientists hoping to curb the strandings. (International Fund for Animal Welfare via AP)

In this image provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a stranded dolphin is attended to near Skaket Beach, Orleans, Nov. 9, 2024, in Orleans, Mass. An unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals' food, said scientists hoping to curb the strandings. (International Fund for Animal Welfare via AP)

In this image provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, two dolphins are stranded along Ellis Landing, Nov. 9, 2024, in Brewster, Mass. An unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals' food, said scientists hoping to curb the strandings. (International Fund for Animal Welfare via AP)

In this image provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, two dolphins are stranded along Ellis Landing, Nov. 9, 2024, in Brewster, Mass. An unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals' food, said scientists hoping to curb the strandings. (International Fund for Animal Welfare via AP)

In this image provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, 12 dolphins, which were stranded near Lieutenant Island, are attended to in a mobile dolphin rescue vehicle, Nov. 14, 2024, in Wellfleet, Mass. An unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals' food, said scientists hoping to curb the strandings. (International Fund for Animal Welfare via AP)

In this image provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, 12 dolphins, which were stranded near Lieutenant Island, are attended to in a mobile dolphin rescue vehicle, Nov. 14, 2024, in Wellfleet, Mass. An unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals' food, said scientists hoping to curb the strandings. (International Fund for Animal Welfare via AP)

In this image provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a stranded dolphin is attended to near Skaket Beach, Orleans, Nov. 9, 2024, in Orleans, Mass. An unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals' food, said scientists hoping to curb the strandings. (International Fund for Animal Welfare via AP)

In this image provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a stranded dolphin is attended to near Skaket Beach, Orleans, Nov. 9, 2024, in Orleans, Mass. An unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals' food, said scientists hoping to curb the strandings. (International Fund for Animal Welfare via AP)