Peru: 300 dolphins dead on beaches in Lambayeque

Posted on April 13, 2012 • Filed under: Enviromental Issues, Peru

Morrope. – On Friday, 300 dolphins were found dead on the beaches of the districts of San Jose Mórrope and Lambayeque, and with them a lot of seals and fish, which presumably died of a rare epidemic caused by pollution Tues

The newspaper Perú21 published today, the opinion of Stefan Austermühle, director of the NGO Mundo Azul, who said the cause of the deaths of dolphins, sea lions and fish, there was contamination in the sea in this area, due to oil spill and flow of the drains. In addition, Carlos Yaipen, director of the NGO ORCA Sciences, indicates that mammals were affected by the so-called ‘bubble marina’ produced by sonar boats that launch the search for oil. Read Article

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