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Marine
toxin kills dolphins
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(LOS
ANGELES - California) - A marine toxin, called domoic acid, is suspected
to be the cause of the death of 20 dolphins, founded death in the southern
waters of the California since february. Domoic acid is produced by
naturally occurring blooms of single-celled organisms of the genus
Pseudonitzschia, and when came into the alimentary chain, sardines or
other fishes, mammals and even men can be in danger. Scientists believe it
has also caused the death of 70 dolphins in the 1994 and of many whales.
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Japan
wants to resume importing whale meat
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(TOKYO -
Japan) - The spokesman of the Japan fisheries authority Masayuki Komatsu
said that the approval of the resuption of the importation will be
forthcoming. He said that until 1986 (the year of the international ban)
the Japan school lunch was composed with whale meat, now the boys eats
hamburgers and their grades are slipping. This news comes two months
before japan hosts the annual meeting of the IWC. Obviously the
conservation groups such as the IFAW said that Japans intention of
agreement with Norway goes not only against United States (that has been
pressuring Tokyo to halt it's whale hunt).
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What to
do for the little Killer Whale?
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(SEATTLE -
Washington) - For some weeks a baby killer whale has been hanging near
Puget Sound, nothing strange, but with him there aren't other specimens of
his species; the puppy, infact, already known by biologist as A73, born in 2000
from the killer whale A45 has become orphan and his originary group is
about 250 miles far in Canada. Experts asks themself what to do and the
opinions are disparate. Infact someone suggest to leave tha animal where
it is, so that it can survive if able to do it; The great part confute
that the puppy, only 2 meters long, must be helped; feeding him (bacause
the baby orca seem to digest her own blubber) or bringing him to
specialized centres such as Sea World. We hope that the decision that will
be took could be the right one.
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