400 Dead Dolphins Found Off African Coast

[The Stranger]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060428/ap_on_re_af/tanzania_dolphin_deaths;_ylt=AgyweA7n5ehSWVp6vWh2M1KROrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b3JuZGZhBHNlYwM3MjE-

400 Dead Dolphins Found Off African Coast

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania - Hundreds of dead dolphins washed up Friday along the shore of a popular tourist destination on Zanzibar's northern coast, and scientists ruled out poisoning.

It was not immediately clear what killed the 400 dolphins, whose carcasses were strewn along a 2 1/2-mile stretch of Nungwi, said Narriman Jidawi, a marine biologist at the Institute of Marine Science in Zanzibar.

But the bottleneck dolphins, which live in deep offshore waters, had empty stomachs, meaning that they could have been disoriented and were swimming for some time to reorient themselves. They did not starve to death and were not poisoned, Jidawi said.

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In the United States, experts were investigating the possibility that sonar from U.S. submarines could have been responsible for a similar incident in Marathon, Fla., where 68 deep-water dolphins stranded themselves in March 2005.

A U.S. Navy task force patrols the East Africa coast as part of counterterrorism operations. A Navy official was not immediately available for comment, but the service rarely comments on the location of submarines at sea.

[Behind the Aegis]

1. .

:cry:

[American liberal]

3. ditto--what a sad, sad story

[Der Blaue Engel]

2. So long, and thanks for all the fish

:( :cry:

[lovuian]

4. This is SO SO HORRIBLE!!!

400 of them OMG!!!

poor things...

:cry:

[phusion]

5. Sonar = Mass murder

:(

[jukes]

6. OR admits responsibility

for *anything* except bringing FREEDOM & DEMOCRACY to the world!

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:


:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:




so long, so sorry, dolphins...

[acmavm]

7. Does sonor screw with whales the same way it does dolphins?

That may sound like a stupid question, but I really don't know.

[LeftyMom]

10. Yes.

Thier sonar systems work the same way and whales have beached themselves because of sonar.

[leftchick]

12. check out the links in my post below

Sonar is DEVASTATING to whales, dolphins and other marine mamals.

[rman]

13. Both use sonar for navigation and sound for communication

Some military sonar is so powerful it destroys the inner ears of these creatures.

[leftchick]

8. Of course it was the fucking Navy Sonar that did it!

We have known this for YEARS an the US Navy REFUSES TO STOP !!! :argh:

:cry:

Video here...http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/marine/sonar.asp



http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/marine/default.asp

[davepc]

17. The US Navy isn't the only ones who use Sonar

Who's to say it wasn't a French, UK, or Russian nuclear submarine?

[Steve55]

9. here is a link...

to a story on dolphin deaths from military sonar:

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/07/16/sonar.whales.glb/...

400 is a very high number from the other examples in the past.

[Acadia Blue]

11. This happened before when they tested their underwater sonar

Off the coast of Washington state. What these sadistic monsters are doing is equivalent to blowing humans ears out with thousands of decibels.
Humans have done so many horrible things to the other craters. I can hardly stand to read any more of this stuff. When I first heard about what they were doing with sonar in Washington state it made me sick.

[Name removed]

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[Teaser]

14. Dolphins are our most dangerous enemy

Don't be fooled. This is probably a ploy to lull us into complacency.

And just when they think we're all dead, they'll INVADE with their GIANT ROBOT EXOSKELETONS!!!!!1111!!!!

Just watch. You'll see.

[corporate_mike]

16. Tragedy

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

23. What? It's not Hugo Chavez's fault?

Getting sloppy there, pal.

[dweller]

18. Possibly the closest to human intelligence

probably higher on the chain of peaceful beings on the earth.


is there a message here that we might be missing?

:cry:


dp

[Haole Girl]

19. Sounds like sonar to me:

It was not immediately clear what killed the 400 dolphins, whose carcasses were strewn along a 2 1/2 -mile stretch, said Narriman Jidawi, a marine biologist at the Institute of Marine Science in Zanzibar.

But the bottleneck dolphins, which live in deep offshore waters, had empty stomachs, meaning they could have been disoriented and were swimming for some time to reorient themselves.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/3828385.html

[Haole Girl]

20. Here is another recent article about Navy sonar

Navy sonar blamed for whale strandings

By Marc Kaufman, Washington
April 29, 2006

UNITED STATES marine specialists have concluded that US Navy sonar was the most likely cause of the unusual stranding of melon-headed whales in a Hawaiian bay in 2004.

The appearance of as many as 200 of the normally deep-diving whales in Hanalei Bay, off the island of Kauai, occurred while a major American-Japanese sonar training exercise was taking place at the nearby Pacific Missile Range Facility.

The report is the latest in a series of recent scientific reviews linking traditional mid-frequency naval sonar to whale strandings.

While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it could not definitely state that sonar caused the strandings, it said extensive study led it to the conclusion that there was no other likely cause.


http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/navy-sonar-blamed-for-whale-strandings/2006/04/28/1146198348378.html

[0007]

22. Thanks for the link

[Rainscents]

21. I have no words... This truly is devastating!

I feel sick.:cry: :cry: :cry: