On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we’ll discuss the alarming increase in the number of sick and dead marine animals washing up on California beaches.
This year, 103 gray whales have been found dead. In June, 20 dead dolphins were found along the California coast, and hundreds of starving sea lion pups are washing up on Northern and Southern California beaches. What explains the rise and what’s being done to save them?
Guests:
Dr. Shawn Johnson, director of veterinary science at The Marine Mammal Center
Maureen Flannery, Ornithology and Mammalogy Collection Manager at the California Academy of Sciences
Web Resources:
California Academy Of Sciences
Quartz: Scientists are worried that a thousand gray whales have died so far this year
LA Times: Must Reads: Sick marine mammals turning up on California beaches in droves
SF Weekly: Rising Number of Starving Young Sea Lions Alarms Marine Vets
