In Argentina, 300-Plus Southern Right Whale Calves Died, and One Bacterium Stands Out
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An unprecedented mortality among southern whales worries researchers in Argentina, after the number of young specimens found dead on the shores of the Valdés Peninsula exceeded the record recorded in 2012. Laboratory analyses have identified a pathogenic bacteria that could be involved in deaths, but specialists are trying to determine why the infection spread so strongly this year, Live Science reports.
Puerto Madryn faces an environmental crisis due to the appearance of dead whales on its coasts. While the offspring die from bacteria (Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae), adults may have been affected by red tide. Environmental organizations demand transparency and more resources to investigate, while neighbors call for demonstrations.
The news about berths and the death of whales on the coasts of the Valdés Peninsula and Puerto Madryn hurt us and we are deeply concerned. The accumulated number alerts specialists and researchers who today work in territory to monitor the phenomenon and understand what is happening in our gulfs. Although science is investigating ...
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