海豚潮擱淺科德角現在達129條

116 Dolphins Mysteriously Stranded
116條海豚神秘擱淺
2012-02-03


Nine Dolphins Rescued Following Weeks of Mass Strandings on Cape
隨著科德角大量擱淺後幾星期，9條海豚獲營救
2012-02-01


Wave of dolphin beachings on Cape Cod now at 129
海豚潮擱淺科德角現在達129條
By Miguel Llanos,
msnbc.com
Translation by Autumnson Blog

More dolphin strandings are expected after 129 beached themselves on Cape Cod in the last three weeks, with 92 dying in "the single largest stranding" of dolphins in the Northeast since at least 1999, the International Fund for Animal Welfare reported Monday.
預計會有更多海豚擱淺，在129條於過去三星期衝上科德角擱淺後，有92條死在自1999年以來東北的海豚“單一最大擱淺”中，國際動物福利基金會週一報導。
On Sunday, four more dolphins were stranded along Cape Cod's hook-shaped peninsula and were quickly helped back to sea. The Massachusetts peninsula sees many dolphin strandings each year, but the 129 since Jan. 12 is typically about what rescuers see over an entire year, based on records that go back to 1999, IFAW marine mammal rescue manager Katie Moore told msnbc.com.
在週日，再多四條海豚沿科德角的勾形半島擱淺，並被迅速幫助送回海中。馬薩諸塞州半島每年都看到許多海豚擱淺，但自1月12日以來的129條是代表性地救援人員在整整一年看到的，根據回到1999年的記錄，國際愛護動物基金會的海洋哺乳動物救援經理凱蒂·摩爾告訴msnbc.com。
"This event started on the 12th and is still continuing," she added at a press conference on Monday, noting that rescuers from IFAW and other stranding networks were deployed in "anticipation of more dolphins coming in this afternoon."

Most of the dolphins have appeared to be in good health, adding to the mystery of why so many have come ashore. Dolphins are known to strand in groups due to their tight social structure, but given the large numbers this year, other factors such as weather and tides are being investigated.

IFAW rescuers respond to nine dolphins stranded in Brewster, Mass., on Feb. 1. All nine were able to get back out to sea.
國際愛護動物基金會的救援者回應2月1日9條海豚擱淺在馬薩諸塞州布魯斯特，所有九條都能夠回到海中。

"I don't know," Moore said when asked about causes. "It pains me to say those three words."

Asked if climate change might be a factor, Moore said she couldn't rule that out or in. As for the possibility of sonar or other human-made sounds disrupting the dolphins, she said no known sources existed inside Cape Cod.

Initial results of studies on nine of the dead dolphins "do not indicate any pattern," she noted.

40 dolphins strand along Cape Cod in mid-January

PhotoBlog of January strandings

This stranding "is not only out of the ordinary," she said, "but it takes a huge toll on our resources. It's hard labor."

The large numbers have "made the response effort very difficult" and "left us confused about what's going on," IFAW biologist C.T. Harry earlier told NBC affiliate WHDH TV.

IFAW's satellite tracking system shows the routes of several tagged dolphins through Jan. 26. Cape Cod is at bottom center of the map.
國際愛護動物基金會的衛星追踪系統，顯示1月26日通過科德角的幾條標籤海豚的路線，在地圖的底部中心。

IFAW has tagged several dolphins that survived with satellite tracking devices to see if they are leaving the area. So far at least, they have stayed in deeper waters.

IFAW on Friday briefed some U.S. lawmakers about the mass strandings and urged Congress not to cut the federal program that helps fund stranding research and response networks nationwide.

"If scientists do not have the funds to determine the cause of a mass mortality event, there could be a threat to public health without anyone knowing," IFAW President Fred O'Regan wrote on his blog last week.

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