Ocean Sentry
(From redorbit.com) England- Another dead porpoise has been washed up on a South Devon beach – the fourth already in September. Brixham Seawatch campaigner Lindy Hingley said: “I”m at a loss to know why it died. There were no signs of being caught in inshore gill nets or any other obvious cause.”
Usually if it is netting, their heads are badly damaged when they are hauled aboard.”
Lindy added: “Unfortunately the funds from the Government department Defra for post-mortem examinations have been cut over the past two years. So it means that London Zoo is doing fewer, and the information being collated by the Natural History Museum in their joint scheme is not so useful as it was. We really need to know why healthy mammals are dying.
“It could be toxins or disorientation caused by sonar use. The lack of grants for post mortems is very frustrating.”
Anyone who makes a sighting of whales, dolphins or porpoises is asked to contact Lindy Hingley of Brixham Seawatch on 07712 587799.
