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NOAA declares seal die-off as 'unusual mortality event'
« on: August 31, 2018, 05:19:29 pm »


NOAA declares seal die-off as 'unusual mortality event'
August 31, 2018

The federal government is declaring the deaths of hundreds of seals off the New England coast this summer to be an "unusual mortality event."

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has said tests indicate dead seals found in New England tested positive for avian flu and phocine distemper.
 


Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-08-noaa-declares-die-off-unusual-mortality.html#jCp

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Re: NOAA declares seal die-off as 'unusual mortality event'
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2018, 05:29:45 pm »
Then that demands immediate response!  Lets throw a bunch of money at the problem.
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