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3000 dolphins die, wash up on the coast of Peru as a result of oil companies activitiy

In the past 3 months, over 3000 dead dolphins have been washed ashore on the coasts of Peru, and this worrying trend continues to grow. So far, the average is about 30 per day, but a significant growth has been reported in the past few days.

While dead dolphins washing up are not entirely uncommon, the magnitude of this event is definitely not natural. According to many biologists, including Peruvian biologist Carlos Yaipen of the Scientific Organization for Conservation of Aquatic Animals, oil companies are to blame in this instance…. Source

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