1/9/2018
Scientists are stumped by scores of dolphin carcasses washing up on a beach close to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. More than 100 dead dolphins have been recovered from the Bay of Sepetiba in the past month, and no one can figure out a reason why.
1/8/2018
The Associated Press reports at least 88 gray dolphins have washed up in the Bay of Sepetiba, a coastal area about 45 miles west of Rio de Janeiro, since December 16. That's more than 10 percent of the bay's known dolphin population, which, at an estimated 800, may be the highest concentration of ...
1/5/2018
Dolphins are dying in their droves leaving environmentalists in Brazil confounded as to the reasons why. Around 88 gray dolphins have died from an unknown cause in less than a month in Sepetiba Bay, a region on the west coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro around 80km from the world-renowned city.
According to the local Brazilian media Al Dia News, it's the worst mass death of the dolphin this decade, newshub.co reports. The report cites the institute, a NGO which monitors dolphins stating that 88 have died in the past 18 days which accounts for 10% of the population in the area. Environmentalists ...
SAO PAULO (AP) – Environmentalists in Brazil say they are trying to figure out why more than 80 grey dolphins have died in less than a month on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state. A statement from the Grey Dolphin Institute says the dolphins died over past 17 days in the Bay of Sepetiba, a coastal district ...
1/4/2018
“The bay of Rio is extremely polluted, and unfortunately you have illegal dolphin hunting,” Flach said, referring to the waters near Rio de Janeiro. “They are an endangered species, but with now this unknown disease, we hope to be able to put more pressure on the officials to help us to save the dolphins ...
1/3/2018
Investigators are trying to uncover why dozens of endangered dolphins have died in less than a month off Brazil. The bodies of more than 80 tucuxi dolphins, also known as boto cinza or gray dolphins, have been found in the baffling case. According to the local Al Dia News, it's the worst mass death of ...
Environmentalists in Brazil say they are trying to figure out why more than 80 gray dolphins have died in less than a month on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state. A statement from the Gray Dolphin Institute says the dolphins died over past 17 days in the Bay of Sepetiba, a coastal district about 70 ...
In this Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 photo provided by the Instituto Boto Cinza, a gray dolphin floats dead in the Bay of Sepetiba, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Environmentalists say they are trying to figure out why more than 80 gray dolphins have died in less than a month on the coast of Rio de ...
29, 2017 photo provided by the Instituto Boto Cinza, a gray dolphin floats dead in the Bay of Sepetiba, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Environmentalists say they are trying to figure out why more than 80 gray dolphins have died in less than a month on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state.
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Environmentalists in Brazil say they are trying to figure out why more than 80 gray dolphins have died in less than a month on the ... A statement from the Gray Dolphin Institute says the dolphins died over past 17 days in the Bay of Sepetiba, a coastal district about 70 kilometers (45 ...
A statement from the Gray Dolphin Institute says the dolphins died over past 17 days in the Bay of Sepetiba, a coastal district about 70 kilometres west of Rio de Janeiro. The institute is an NGO that monitors and strives to protect the dolphins. The institute says it has retrieved five dead dolphins a day ...
The Instituto Boto Cinza, a non-governmental organization, reported the dolphin deaths on social media, Efe news agency reported. The dead tucuxis (Sotalia guianansis), a species known in Brazil as boto-cinza, started appearing in mid-December, having beached themselves around Sepetiba Bay, ...