Over 1200 Dead Pelicans in Northern Peru, Same Region as Mass Dolphin Die-Off

April 29, 2012

By LBG1

[Photo-Image: April 28, 2012, Mass die-off of pelicans in northern Peru, Photo source: Peru 21]
After a mysterious massive die-off of over 3,000 dolphins along the northern coast of Peru this year more than 1200 pelicans have been found dead in the past ten days in the same region. The deaths of the pelicans and dolphins, unexplained.
In the photo posted below one of the dead dolphins looks as if its skin was ‘scorched’.

[Photo-Image source, Peru 21]
Peru21:

The birds began to appear dead on the northern coast of the country for more than 10 days. Neither the Peruvian Sea Institute Sernanp neither could explain the phenomenon.
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By April 28th the Peruvian Sea Institute (IMARPE) theorized the dolphin die-off may have been a virus. The National Service of Protected Areas by the State (Sernanp) ruled out sonar while failing to find a cause behind the dolphins’ deaths. So far, both the pelican and dolphin die-offs are unexplained...   http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2012/04/over-1200-dead-pelicans-in-northern-peru-same-region-as-mass-dolphin-die-off/