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Garbage Found in Dead Whale

Critter News

It looks like the garbage didn't kill it, but still.just plain gross and unacceptable. Scientists with the Cascadia Research Collective said the examination did not immediately determine why the 37-foot near-adult male died, but it was found to be in better nutritional condition than other gray whales that died recently.

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At Least Five Dead Whales Around Bay Area

Critter News

It looks like they are getting killed by ships as they try to eat krill. We're definitely seeing an increase in ship strikes - it's awful," said Mary Jane Schramm, spokeswoman for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Tags: california san francisco marine life marine animals whales krill.

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Think Bush Is a Pro-Animal Environmentalist? Think Again!

Animal Ethics

For more information about the effect of sonar on marine mammals, see the NRDC's extremely comprehensive report: “ Sounding the Depths II: The Rising Toll of Sonar, Shipping and Industrial Ocean Noise on Marine Life.”

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