Originally Posted By teddibubbles <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060430/ap_on_sc/tanzania_dolphin_deaths" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200 60430/ap_on_sc/tanzania_dolphin_deaths</a> ......... So Very Sad.. I hope they find the REAL factor of it..not just a guess
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA A quote from the story includes: <Among other possibilities, marine biologists were examining whether U.S. Navy sonar threw the animals off course.> Man, the U.S. of A. is always being called on the carpet for something, aren't we?
Originally Posted By gadzuux That's not such a stretch actually. When this many dolphins are involved, it points to a problem or change within the environment - not the individual dolphins. I'm not saying that the navy's sonar is the cause of the problem, only that it's understandable that they would include this in their investigation.
Originally Posted By mrichmondj Well, contrary to some of the statements in the article, the Navy doesn't operate ships anywhere close to Tanzania. It would be a unique circumstance to get that far down the east African coast.
Originally Posted By JohnS1 That's what we get for making a number one rated book out of "The Porpoise Driven Life."
