500 Dolphins Wash Up On Northern Peru Beaches, Cause Under Investigation

Published February 02, 2014

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At least 500 dolphins were found dead in the past few weeks on different beaches in northern Peru and the cause of death is still under investigation, media reports said.

The Peruvian Sea Institute, or Imarpe, sent a team of scientists to investigate why the dolphins beached themselves in the northern regions of Lambayeque and Piura, the El Comercio newspaper reported.

Other beachings of dolphins occurred in the past two years in northern Peru.

The team covered a 142-kilometer (88-mile) stretch of coast on Jan. 28-29, traveling from Pimentel, a resort city in Lambayeque, to the southern part of the reserve in Illescas, located in Piura, the newspaper said, citing officials.

Experts found at least 400 beached dolphins, with the discovery coming after about 100 other dolphins beached themselves in recent weeks.

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500 dolphins die in northern Peru

•   February 03, 2014 3:40AM

AT least 500 dolphins have been found dead in the past few weeks on different beaches in northern Peru and the cause of death is still under investigation, media reports say.

The Peruvian Sea Institute, or Imarpe, sent a team of scientists to investigate why the dolphins beached themselves in the northern regions of Lambayeque and Piura, the El Comercio newspaper reported.
Other beachings of dolphins occurred in the past two years in northern Peru.
The team covered a 142-kilometre stretch of coast on January 28-29, travelling from Pimentel, a resort city in Lambayeque, to the southern part of the reserve in Illescas, located in Piura, the newspaper said, citing officials.
Experts found at least 400 beached dolphins, with the discovery coming after about 100 other dolphins beached themselves in recent weeks.
Fishermen told the Imarpe team that the dolphins were caught in nets regularly and drowned, the newspaper said.
The scientists, however, confirmed that some young and adult dolphins died at sea and others arrived on the beaches near death.

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