Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve ("Thalasseus maximus") and great white pelicans ("Pelecanus onocrotalus"). Several sea turtle species are quite populous, including loggerheads ("Caretta caretta") and green turtles ("Chelonia mydas"). The common dolphin ("Delphinus delphis") and the African manatee ("Trichechus senegalensis") are also observed in the area. Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve Kalissaye Avifaunal Reserve (KAR) is a small nature reserve in Senegal, located at the mouth of Kalissaye Pond in the middle of the Casamance River. Like Basse Casamance National Park 35 km away, KAR is currently closed due to the Casamance Conflict. On the small sandy islands making up the reserve, vegetation consists mainly of "Ipomoea
USS Delphinus (AF-24) at Manila in January 1946, "Delphinus" sailed for the west coast, arriving at San Francisco, California, 23 February. For a brief period she carried cargo along the west coast and to Pearl Harbor, then sailed to New Orleans, Louisiana. "Delphinus" was decommissioned on 8 May 1946 in New Orleans, and was delivered to the War Shipping Administration the same day. USS Delphinus (AF-24) USS Delphinus (AF-24) was built in 1915 as by Workman Clark and Co., Ltd., Belfast, Northern Ireland; acquired by the U.S. Navy 11 August 1942; and commissioned the same day as "San Mateo", Lieutenant O. M. Mikkelsen,