Neighborhood dolphin causes a stir in Slidell

For seven years, a young dolphin has made his home in a canal in a residential community off the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, enchanting local residents, attracting flocks of boaters and even, one man says, helping him back onto his jet watercraft after a fall.

But in the past year, close encounters in the Lakeshore Estates neighborhood of Slidell have also resulted in at least three people being bitten.

Wildlife officials say the dolphin isn’t dangerous, but getting too close to feed or pet him exposes boaters to unintended nips.

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