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Death of dolphins in Amazon linked to severe drought, heat
By Bruno Kelly
October 3, 20238:48 AM EDTUpdated an hour ago
MANAUS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - (This Oct. 2 story has been refiled with corrected picture captions)
The carcasses of 120 river dolphins have been found floating in a tributary of the Amazon River over the last week in circumstances that experts suspect were caused by severe drought and heat.
Low river levels during a severe drought have heated water in stretches to temperatures that are intolerable for the dolphins, researchers believe. Thousands of fish have died recently on Amazon rivers due to a lack of oxygen in the water.
The Amazon river dolphins, many of a striking pink color, are a unique freshwater species found only in the rivers of South America and are one of a handful of freshwater dolphin species left in the world. Slow reproductive cycles make their populations especially vulnerable to threats.
more... https://www.reuters.com/business/en...lphins-linked-severe-drought-heat-2023-10-02/
By Bruno Kelly
October 3, 20238:48 AM EDTUpdated an hour ago
MANAUS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - (This Oct. 2 story has been refiled with corrected picture captions)
The carcasses of 120 river dolphins have been found floating in a tributary of the Amazon River over the last week in circumstances that experts suspect were caused by severe drought and heat.
Low river levels during a severe drought have heated water in stretches to temperatures that are intolerable for the dolphins, researchers believe. Thousands of fish have died recently on Amazon rivers due to a lack of oxygen in the water.
The Amazon river dolphins, many of a striking pink color, are a unique freshwater species found only in the rivers of South America and are one of a handful of freshwater dolphin species left in the world. Slow reproductive cycles make their populations especially vulnerable to threats.
more... https://www.reuters.com/business/en...lphins-linked-severe-drought-heat-2023-10-02/