Probe of Dolphin Deaths Focuses on Natural Toxin
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BALTIMORE — A naturally occurring toxin is the focus of research into an epidemic of dolphin deaths along the East Coast, the lead investigator said Saturday.
More than 800 dead and dying bottlenose dolphins, many with skin lesions, have washed ashore from New Jersey to Florida beginning in June, 1987. The last was found in Florida in February.
Researchers originally suspected a virus or bacteria, said Dr. Joseph Geraci, who expects final results in about six weeks.
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