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Dolphin Strandings in Virginia Continue as Total Reaches 100

2013-08-05 19:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World News: Marine animal experts are investigating an abnormally high number of dolphins being found stranded on the shores of Virginia beaches. Already this year, the Virginia Aquarium's Stranding Response Team has responded to about 100 dolphin strandings, 44 of which were in July, mostly around the southern part of Chesapeake Bay. Dolphin strandings typically a peak in May. Statistics of Virginia dolphin strandings indicate that six or seven stranded dolphins is average for July. Now, less than one week...

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Less ice means more seal strandings

2013-07-24 17:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LiveScience: Harp seals mate and rear their young on the sea ice off the east coast of Canada in the spring and move north as the weather warms. But increasing numbers of seals are ending up stranded along the U.S. East Coast, as far south as the Carolinas, far away from where they should be at this time of year. As ice levels in the North Atlantic have declined, the number of seals that have wound up on beaches, either dead or in poor health, has increased, new research shows. The study, published this...

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