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This is so sad. I'm surprised the team were able to rule out human intervention as whale beachings have been linked to military sonar exercises [1]. A human an
by Dwolb 11y ago
This is so sad. I'm surprised the team were able to rule out human intervention as whale beachings have been linked to military sonar exercises [1].
A human analogy I've read is to imagine if an alien spacecraft descended into our atmosphere and played noises all day so loud that our ears bled. The trauma would be so bad we might not have another choice but to end the suffering.
[1] http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jul/03/whales-flee-military-sonar-strandings http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jul/03/whales-fl...
- dfc 11y agoMaybe they found evidence for a red tide related stranding? And/Or they did imaging of the whales ear canals?
- mjlee 11y agoCertainly in the UK and, in my experience, around the world, military exercised are programmed, confined to specific areas and certain emitters such as sonar are carefully logged. That said, we know little about how currents and water bodies move so I'm sure these researchers have something more concrete.
- dfc 11y agoYou should check out "War of the Whales" if you are interested in the interaction between whales and naval training exercises.