Around 88 dolphin carcasses have been found in the Sepetiba bay in Rio de Janiero in the last 18 days. These dead dolphins are about 10% of the dolphin population in the bay. Leonardo Flach, a biologist and the chief coordinator of the Boto Cinza Institute in Mangaratiba, Brazil, says that the deaths may be the result of bacteria or a virus. Flach also stated that they've never experienced anything like this before; everyday they're finding 4 or 5 dolphin carcasses. It's his opinion that if the dolphins are dying because of bacteria in the water, the only solution would be to open a marine refuge. The bay of Rio is very polluted and have illegal dolphin hunters. There are several nongovernmental organizations working to examine the carcasses and hopefully come up with a solution to their deaths. Click here to read the whole article.
1. What is your reaction to the death of 88 dolphins?
2. Do you think the dolphins are dying from bacteria and viruses in the bay? Why or why not?
I was shocked to read about this, especially about how many of them are dying. Four to five carcasses a day is a huge amount. Because the water in the bay is so polluted, I wouldn't be surprised if they're dying from diseases they go from bacteria.
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It is horrible that these dolphins are dying. Some species are already endangered and now more of them are most likely dying from the polluted waters and dolphin hunters. I do believe that these dolphins are dying from bacteria and viruses because of the pollution.
I can't believe the amount of dolphins that have died in such a short amount of time. It's insane! I believe these dolphins could be dying from bacteria and viruses, mostly due to the fact that the water condition is horrible. However, I do hope this problem gets fixed soon.
1. Obviously, the death of 88 dolphins is a horrible tragedy, as they are very beneficial to the ecosystem, intelligent, cute, and powerful creatures.
2. I think it's very possible they are dying from viruses in the bay, as it polluted. It seems like that is the answer that makes the most sense, as poachers or other animals would have eaten them.
I agree, I haven't really heard much about this issue until I read this article. I'm not sure what caused the pollution in the water, but it wasn't good. I hope someone can figure this out soon.
This is really horrifying. If I saw something like this in person, I would be in shock. I think they are dying because of the bacteria. It's so polluted it's killing all these innocent animals so I think we should do something to prevent something like this happening again.
Its sad and horrifying. When people pollute areas around them they never really realize what they are doing to animals that live in the wild. Yes, but sometimes pollution brings that along and its sad because plastics and cans and tons of stuff like that. I think if this story gets bigger and we hand out higher tickets for pollution we may be able to help a little.
It's not that shocking because people in this world are ruthless. They litter and ask why are these animals dying? Well this world is polluted an we really cant do anything about it. I feel like the " bacteria" is really just all the stuff from the pollution. I don't like hearing about this kind of stuff because I love animals. I wish I could change this but really I can't help.
It's interesting that so many of these dolphins are dying and that people haven't noticed it sooner. If it happens to actually be bacteria or a virus in the bay that is killing these animals, the Brazilian government needs to intervene and have stricter pollution laws for the safety of the wildlife and water quality.
It is really interesting, but really sad too. Since the dolphin species is already endangered, you would think this would be a huge shock to marine biologists. Hopefully they can figure this problem out.
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