Amazon river dolphins: 120 iconic pink dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon - as water temperatur

Amazon river dolphins: 120 iconic pink dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon - as water temperatures soar

As much as 10% of the Tefe Lake's dolphin population is thought to have died

By Amber Allott


More than 100 of the Amazon's famous pink river dolphins - one of its most iconic species - have died in the past week, as the region grapples with severe drought.

The Mamiraua Institute, a research group from Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, told the Associated Press two more dead dolphins were found on Monday (2 October) around Tefe Lake, an ecological hotspot for freshwater life in the Brazilian Amazon.

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Experts are now warning that many more dolphins are also at risk of death, if the water in the region's lakes doesn't cool down soon. The Brazilian government last week sent teams of veterinarians and aquatic mammal experts to investigate the deaths.

Mamiraua Institute researcher Miriam Marmontel told AP there had been around 1,400 river dolphins in Tefe Lake. “In one week we have already lost around 120 animals... which could represent 5% to 10% of the population."

More:
https://www.nationalworld.com/news/environment/amazon-river-dolphins-more-than-100-dolphins-found-dead-brazilian-amazon-water-temperatures-soar-4357345



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