Oil contamination is blamed as one of the possible reasons behind the death of 79 dolphins in Persian Gulf. Reportedly, 13 types of dolphins live in this area, most of which are in danger of extinction. More pictures in the photoblog.
Related: Big Whale Found Dead + Pictures.
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Navy should use sonar system cautiously to protect whales
by Kevin Johnson
In 2003, the National Resources Defense Council – a group of scientists and lawyers from around the country, successfully sued the U.S. Navy in order to prevent it from using a powerful, mid-level sonar used to detect diesel-electric submarines used by such countries as Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. The downside of using the sonar is that it harms and kills animals such as whales, dolphins and porpoises by emitting sound levels up to 235 decibels – equal to that of a Saturn V rocket at launch. The sonar is believed to force the animals into rapidly diving and surfacing in order to escape the sonic blast. This, it is believed, results in their suffering decompression illness similar to “the bends.” Dolphins and porpoises have been found dead, bleeding from their ears and brains.
More:http://media.www.spectatornews.com/media/storage/paper218/news/2007/10/29/Editorialopinion/Give-Marine.Animals.A.Chance-3061149.shtml
Comment by pjam2825 — November 2, 2007 @ 7:00 pm
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh no dolphinnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Comment by me — February 3, 2009 @ 6:19 pm