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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Pollution, bird flu threaten 'very fragile' Chilean dolphin population

 Growing pollution, industrial activities and now bird flu are threatening the Chilean dolphin, one of the world's smallest cetaceans, in the cold Pacific waters off Chile's western coastlines. Also known as the "tonina negra," the dolphin's small population lives along the Chilean southern and central coasts, in bays also used for industrial activities such as sea farming and seaweed extraction.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/pollution-bird-flu-threaten-very-fragile-chilean-dolphin-population-2023-04-21/

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