Huge stranding of experimental dolphins in New Zealand, about thirty cetaceans died
The coasts of New Zealand continue to see cetaceans rocking. At least 31 pilot dolphins have died this week on the beach after getting stuck in the sand. A phenomenon that scientists still misunderstand, but it may be normal.
It is a loss of marine biodiversity. An experimental dolphin washed up on a New Zealand beach this week, according to reports BBC And many media. The toll is heavy: At least 31 cetaceans were declared dead, after they were found on Thursday, March 17th.
Unfortunately, the place is not known
Pilot dolphins were stranded on the beach of Farewell Spit, three kilometers away. However, rescuers managed to save five animals. But fate was cruel and two of them were stranded again and had to be euthanized.
According to officials from the Department of Environment, Farewell Spit, the place where the test dolphins were stranded would be familiar with the phenomenon. Scientists do not yet understand why these mammals cannot avoid the shore. But it will be, in all likelihood, a natural anomaly.
sandbank in question?
“It’s not an uncommon experience here in Golden Bay, given the topography of the area…it’s known to be one of the stranding hotspots,” Dave Winterburn of the Department of Conservation told our colleagues. “So we go through periods where we don’t have one, and then we have two in a row,” he adds.
to me BBCPilot dolphins are more likely to run aground. The species is not considered endangered, but exact population numbers are unknown.
The Farewell Spit is actually a spit that sinks into the Tasman Sea in the South Pacific Ocean. The latter generates shoals. A condition that could undermine the sonar navigation systems of these animals. According to the authorities, there is no way, at present, to prevent these mass delinquencies.
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