April 22, 2012 at 2:55 pm (Global Events, News and politics)
Tags: Dolphin, environ hazards, Peru, water toxins
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LIMA, Peru April 20, 2012 (AP) |
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 Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of hundreds of dolphins along the South American country’s coast.A total of 877 dolphin carcasses have been counted recently along the shore in the northern regions of Piura and Lambayeque, Deputy Environment Minister Gabriel Quijandria said Thursday.Officials have been studying possible factors in the dolphins’ deaths including a virus or seismic oil exploration that has recently been carried out off northern Peru.Article LinK:
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Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of hundreds of dolphins along the South American country’s coast.A total of 877 dolphin carcasses have been counted recently along the shore in the northern regions of Piura and Lambayeque, Deputy Environment Minister Gabriel Quijandria said Thursday.Officials have been studying possible factors in the dolphins’ deaths including a virus or seismic oil exploration that has recently been carried out off northern Peru.Article LinK:
