The
cause of the massive die-off, discovered in remote waters off
Patagonia, Chile, is being investigated. Scientists say they are most
likely sei whales, which are endangered.
The dead whales were first observed in Patagonia in June from the air, but now scientists are trying to figure out what killed them.
Scientists made a startling discovery on an
observation flight over a remote fjord in southern Chile’s Patagonia:
337 dead whales. That is the biggest single whale stranding event known
to science.
Because of the remoteness of the area and the roughness of the seas,
scientists have not been able to examine the whales directly, but aerial
and satellite photography identified 305 bodies and 32 skeletons in an
area between the Gulf of Penas and Puerto Natales, toward the southern
tip of the continent.
Continue Reading at ....... http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/151120-worlds-largest-whale-stranding-sei-chile-animals/
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Giant whales found piled up dead on west coast beach — Second largest animals on planet — Official: “It’s never happened… Extremely unusual… Very rare and odd… We want to know why” — Gov’t scientists testing for Fukushima radiation — Backlog at lab due to so many recent deaths
From the link:
“CKNW News Talk 980, Nov 18, 2015 (emphasis added): The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is looking into the death of three fin whales near Bella Bella on BC’s central coast… Paul Cottrel with the DFO says a multiple death like this is extremely unusual. “We just get one or two a year, and usually never in the same area like this, or on the same beach which is even more rare. So that’s why it’s definitely a very unique situation.” He says all three whales were juvenile males, two of them likely younger than two-years-old… He says there were no bite marks on the carcasses, or any signs of boat strike either. Cottrel says the DFO conducted a necropsy, but found no obvious cause of death.
http://www.cknw.com/2015/11/18/dead-fin-whales-wash-up-near-bella-bella/
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Unprecedented”: Largest animal on earth found dead on West Coast, “very sick… very emaciated” — TV: Food supply is being “killed off… many sea creatures affected” — Expert: Most whales we’ve been tracking for past two years are not doing well… “I think we’re going to see more of this” (VIDEO)
Published: November 12th, 2015
http://enenews.com/unprecedented-largest-animal-earth-found-dead-west-coast-very-emaciated-very-sick-first-blue-whale-wash-oregon-tv-food-supply-being-killed-many-sea-creatures-affected-expert-whales-weve-track
