Between February and mid-May, more than 100 dead dolphins washed up off the Turkish coast alone, according to the Turkish Maritime Research Foundation (Tudav).
Unfortunately, the war in Ukraine also kills dolphins in the Black Sea, according to a report by New York Post.
Between February and mid-May, more than 100 dead dolphins rinsed only off the coast of Turkey, according to the Turkish Maritime Research Foundation (Tudav). In fact, the Foundation speaks of a “big increase”.
Dead dolphins have also been found off the coasts of Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine.
EveSeveral thousand dolphins died in the Black Sea.
ecologist, #IvanRusevfrom nature reserve says wounded or dead animals are brought by current to coast of Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey & coast of #Ukraine.
Dolphins disoriented, suffer burns from mine explosions internal injuries. pic.twitter.com/wkOL3mF0Dd– Lyalya Ukraine (@lyalyaHorsky) June 3, 2022
Researchers estimate that the use of powerful sonar systems can also disorient marine mammals, which use sounds to find their way.
Ivan Rusev, an environmental scientist at Ukraine’s Tuzly Estuaries National Natural Park, told the New York Times that data collected by the organization since the start of the war showed that thousands of dolphins had been killed in the area.
“Some of the dolphins had burns from bomb blasts or mines and could no longer orient themselves and look for food,” he said.
Hundreds of dolphins in the Black Sea are being killed by the war every day – some injured dolphins end up on the Black Sea on the shores of Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey #Dolphins #DolphinsOfTheWar #UkraineWar #RussiaWarCrimes #Ukraine #BlackSea #Romania #Bulgaria pic.twitter.com/nRng8oiT2B
– CPP-LUXURY.COM (@cppluxury) May 29, 2022
The noise from the increased maritime activity can cause confusion and fear in the animals, as a result of which they swim very close to unknown shores and end up in fishing nets.
The Black Sea, home to more than 250,000 dolphins, has been the scene of intense military activity, with at least 20 Russian naval vessels blocking all Ukrainian ports to prevent grain exports since the outbreak of war on February 24.
It is worth noting that numerous international scientific studies have shown that noise pollution from specific sonar frequencies has devastating effects on marine ecosystems, mainly marine mammals, but also affects fish and zooplankton.
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