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170 dolphins have died due to cetacean morbillivirus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
An outbreak of ‘cetacean morbillivirus’ caused the death of dolphins in Sepetiba Bay, about 70 kilometers west of the city of Rio de Janeiro This virus is the leading cause of death of about 170 dolphins in little more…
Scores of Dolphin Deaths Have Scientists Baffled in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Since late last year, four or five dolphin carcasses have beached in Brazil each day. Scientists have confirmed that a virus is to blame, but the mortalities still have conservationists baffled. The Associated Press reports more than 130 gray…
8 dead dolphins and whales found washed up along the coast of Ireland
Photo: Jochen Duerr/IWDG For the past six years, the first few weeks of the year have seen an increase in the number of dolphins being washed up on the Irish coastline. The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group is making…
Hundreds of dead fish, seagulls and a dolphin wash up in Cornwall, UK
Dead fish and seagulls have been discovered on Marazion beach (Image: Greg Martin) Hundreds of dead sea creatures including a dolphin which have washed up on a beach are believed to have been killed by a lightning strike. Marazion…
Nearly 50 dolphins washed ashore, 8 dead in Tuticorin, India
Eight dolphins died while over 40 others were battling for life as fishermen and youth of Punnaikayal in Tuticorin district strived hard to save shoals of the aquatic mammal being washed ashore on Monday evening. This is the second major…
12 dead dolphins have washed up along the coast of Provence, France
Photo: Screenshot/TF1 Local authorities in Provence have opened an enquiry into the “unusual phenomenon” of a dozen dead dolphins washing up on French beaches. It’s not exactly what you expect to see when strolling the French coastline. But…
3 dolphins, 2 whales wash up on Jersey Shore beaches, USA
Photo: Courtesy of Marine Mammal Stranding Center Three bottlenose dolphins and two pygmy whales have stranded on Jersey Shore beaches in the last week. The dolphins washed up deceased while the whales were in poor health and were euthanized…
14 dead dolphins on the west coast in ten days in Marbella, Spain
The image is repeated every year, especially in summer. Bathers attend astonished the presence of a dolphin on the shore of the beach. Sometimes and thanks to the rapid intervention of individuals, municipalities and professionals of the Aula del Mar…
47th dead dolphin found on Gulf Coast, USA
Nearly 50 dolphins have washed up dead on the Gulf Coast this year. That number is concerning scientists at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies. The 47th dead dolphin was found this morning east of Fort Maurepas Pier in…
