Experts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths of the dolphins and thousands of fish in the lakes in the region. | ITV National News
More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say.
There had been some 1,400 river dolphins in the water, said Miriam Marmontel, a researcher from the Mamiraua Institute. Workers have recovered carcasses of dolphins since last week in a region where dry rivers have impacted impoverished riverside communities and stuck their boats in the sand.Charlotte Sena: Police search for girl, 9, believed abducted on US camping trip
Ayan Fleischmann, the Geospatial coordinator at the Mamirauá Institute, said the drought has had a major impact on the riverside communities in the Amazon region.
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