21 dead dolphins found on Texas shore

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21 dead dolphins found on Texas shore



Marine officials are worried that they may be facing another significant dolphin die-off in the Gulf of Mexico after 21 of the marine mammals were found washed up on Texas beaches over two days.

The carcasses were discovered a year after about 70 dolphins washed up in the same area over a two week period.

"We are concerned, especially because (of) what happened last year," said Blair Maise, the marine mammal stranding coordinator for the national marine fisheries service.

"There may be more."

Researchers weren't able to determine a cause for last year's significant die-off because the animals' carcasses were too decomposed when they were discovered.

The bottlenosed dolphins found on Monday and Tuesday on the Bolivar peninsula near Galveston, Texas were also badly decomposed, but officials are hopeful they may still be able to determine a cause.

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[aquart]

1. Shit.

[Horse with no Name]

2. We are killing our planet.

Do you suppose the water is getting too warm for them?

[babylonsister]

3. I don't think so. It's been a relatively long, cold winter here imo,

which would reflect in the water temp. I just hope they can figure out what's killing these beautiful creatures.