The Chilean dolphin is endangered due to pollution and bird flu

According to experts, chilean dolphinsmall cetacean endemic dwelling in the cold waters of the center and south Chileundergoing more and more risks derived from pollution To industrial activityand more recently bird flu.

Also known as Tonina Negra, it is one of the smallest cetaceans in the worldWith small population only in that section Chilean coastwhere he also lives People and activities related to fishing And algae miningbeing Chile one of main exporters fishing in the world.

“We have overlap from space between a man and a Chilean dolphin and, knowing this, even more, we must protect and take care of this kind which is unique species (…) very fragile because they are very several people the ones we have left,” academic and veterinarian Cayetano Espinosa told Reuters.

On the other hand, José Luis Brito, curator of the Natural History Museum at the Port of San Antonio, the country’s main maritime terminal, told news cable that he constantly receives information from dolphins that end stuck V Beachessometimes intertwined with fishing netsand in other cases are dead due to contamination from consumption plastic and other products.

Added to this is the arrival bird flu to the South American country, which was found not only in bird species, but also in humans at the end of March, as well as in marine mammals.

“Another threat that also exists in our country today is bird flu,” said the national director of SNational Fisheries ServiceSoledad Tapia, who announced that “unfortunately” two species of dolphins get the viruswhich puts them on vulnerable category.

According to Reuters

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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