Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Dozens of dolphins are mysteriously turning up dead on beaches from New Jersey to Virginia

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A mysterious rise in deaths of bottlenose dolphins this year has left scientists and officials in multiple states searching for answers. As of last Thursday, Reuters reports, more than 120 dead dolphins had been discovered across the East Coast, and carcasses continue to wash up on Atlantic shores.


So far, most of the deaths have occurred in Virginia, around the southern areas of the Chesapeake Bay. According to the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, the average number of dolphin strandings for July is seven; This year, the aquarium has responded to 44 deaths in July alone. Just yesterday, as Richmond's local CBS affiliate WTVR reports, the aquarium confirmed that an additional 13 dead dolphins were found over the weekend....


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/6/4594496/east-coast-dolphin-death-mystery

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