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Illegal nets suspected in Sri Lanka dolphin deaths

Fishermen using illegal nets are suspected of killing dozens of dolphins that were found this week off Sri Lanka”s northwest coast. Sayuru Samarasundara, head of Sri Lanka”s National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency, said Thursday that the dolphins were killed after they became stuck in a type of net that is banned in the area. He said police had arrested two people suspected of using the illegal nets… Source

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