This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Pilot Error
Of the 450 Long-finned pilot whales stranded on sandbanks in a Tasmanian harbour, only around 50 have been successfully coaxed (by volunteers) back out to sea (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/23/more-than-450-whales-now-stranded-in-tasmania-after-rescuers-discover-pod-of-200-dead). This is Australia's worst, recorded mass stranding of whales and probably reflects the difficulty these cetaceans have with shallow waters, that are in close proximity to deeper channels. Their sonar systems don't cope very well with such conditions.
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