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Beached whale carcasses on West End probably were hit by ships

(From peninsuladailynews.com) Olympic National Park, Washington- Both whales showed signs of blunt-force trauma consistent with being struck by a ship, said Annie Douglas, a field biologist for Cascadia. However, she added, the carcasses were too decomposed to tell if they had been struck before or after they died. “Of the animals we are aware of, two in a month and a half is more than we have usually.”

 

(By Jim Casey)

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