South Padre Island Dolphin Research and Sealife Nature Center has now opened on South Padre Island. The Non Profit Organization is located at 105 W. Pompano. The research and nature center will be open everyday at 1:00. At 1:00 we will feed the sea creatures and discuss their unique habitat. Children can help with the feeding. All the dolphins in the area are in the wild and the eight year research of South Padre Island’s Bottlenose dolphins will be on display in the form of photo’s, videos, books and presentations by the research team. Trips by boat with the research team to visit their wild dolphin study group are available thru the research center daily.

Tours of the facility can be arranged for large groups at other times of the day. The nature center has hands on touch tank tidal pools for everyone to experience live marine life and learn about live shells, hold a starfish and hermit crab and other invertebrates. Educational displays will help inform all on how to save wildlife and protect it.

The center will serve as a birding information center for all birders to report sightings or to answer questions about local birds in general. A birding rehab program is also in the works.
There is an eco-friendly gift shop meaning no marine life will be put to death to sell as souvenirs. The gift shop will help raise funds to operate the Research Center. There will be plenty of dolphin related gifts, jewelry and photos in the gift shop area.

An Adopt-a-Dolphin Program is in place to help raise funds for the Research Center and donations and members are needed to get this new non-profit organization up and running. Quarterly news letters will keep members informed on latest news on our dolphins and nature of South Padre Island and the Laguna Madre.

There will be educational programs set up and scholarships given as the center raises the funds. The opportunity to learn about nature with a view of conservation and future needs of wildlife will be a focus. There will be story telling hours so everyone interested can get together and share stories about their nature experiences such as fishing, shelling, dolphin encounters, birding, and many other topics.
Also this center will serve as a nature report center for any sighting or events seen, from a deceased animal to injured animal or abusive behavior to wildlife. Ultimately this center will be a place everyone can share their love for the nature of the area and learn how to help take care of it. The phone no. is 956-454-4799 or 956-761-7178.
This research and nature center, Sea Turtle Inc. and the University of Texas Pan Am Coastal Lab provide South Padre Island with three very informative and educational centers on the nature of South Padre Island to help create eco friendly and informed tourists and visitors and residents.

Scarlet and George Colley of South Padre Island's "Fins to Feathers" have been filming and documenting their dolphins for eight years. They operate a tour business on the Island and write seven articles a month for local papers on the nature of the Island.