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Judi Lynn

(160,533 posts) Sun Nov 23, 2014, 10:23 PM Nov 2014

Peru investigates deaths of 500 sea lions on north coast

23 November 2014 Last updated at 20:24 ET
Peru investigates deaths of 500 sea lions on north coast

Peru is investigating the deaths of some 500 sea lions found on a beach on its northern coastline.

The local governor has accused fishermen of poisoning the mammals, which usually come close to the shore looking for food.

But Peruvian environmental police are looking into other possible causes for the deaths, including disease and the accidental ingestion of plastic.

The rotting corpses were found on Anconcillo beach in the Ancash region.

Agents said the bodies were of young as well as old animals, the official Andina news agency reported.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30172690

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Sun Nov 23, 2014, 10:26 PM

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Bodies of 500 sea lions found on Peruvian beach
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Environmental police told the official Andina news agency that the decomposing bodies of adult and juvenile sea lions were found on a beach in Santa province about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Lima.

Police are investigating a complaint from the governor of the local Samanco district, who said the sea mammals had been poisoned by marine farmers and fishermen who harvest shellfish.

Sea lions come close to the shore to look for seafood and scallops to eat.

City workers hauled away the corpses, which risked posing a public health hazard.

In early November, the bodies of another 187 sea lions were found in the Piura region farther to the north of Peru, along with four dead dolphins and the corpses of sea turtles and dozens of pelicans.

Read more at:
http://phys.org/news/2014-11-bodies-sea-lions-peruvian-beach.html#jCp

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