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structuremonkey t1_j9yvluy wrote

Reply to comment by FunGoolAGotz in Those idiot in NJ will surely fall for our lies if we make claims with no evidence and pretend to care about the whales like they do! by New_Stats

a few reasons I've read recently:

-Warming water Temps push their migration routes and feeding zones to different locations, often right into shipping lanes. This increases vessel strikes. The NY metro area is one of the busiest shipping areas on the East Coast.

  • avian flu. It's known to be killing seals and dolphins; it's likely to have made its way into whales.

  • eating of and entanglement in plastics including lost fishing ropes, drift nets, and micro plastics.

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currently__working t1_ja2n7zz wrote

Whoa whoa what about the avian flu affecting sea mammals as well? I heard it was also passing to mink somewhere too.

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