Is Ocean Oil Drilling Killing Marine Mammals?
During February 2012 rumors began circulating that hundreds of dolphins were dying along the northern coast of Peru. But the beaches are remote and no one had actually confirmed the rumors and certainly not made a reconnaissance. BlueVoice Executive Director Hardy Jones flew to Peru where he joined Dr. Carlos Yaipen Llanos of the marine rescue organization ORCA. In order to verify the number of dolphins stranding on the northern beaches of Peru they traveled north from Chiclayo/San Jose. They counted 615 dead dolphins in 135 kilometers. They thus verified that the die-off that had been rumored was a tragic reality.
BlueVoice has funded an ongoing investigation into the cause of the mortality, supporting Dr. Yaipen Llanos in his efforts to necropsy as many dolphins as possible. Here are the results of his investigation.
