POLAR SHIFT- STILL DYING - At least 10 dead and dozens whales stranded in U.S. Posted: December 5, 2013 | 2:01 GMT Last Updated : December 5, 2013 | At least 10 whales have died and forty were found stranded on a beach south of Florida, in an area of Everglades National Park . Rescuers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric U.S. Administration (NOAA , for its acronym in English ) are working overtime on Tuesday trying to rescue whales trapped by low tide , which are confused because they can not escape into deeper waters . Because the waters where they are stranded aquatic mammals , just have a meter deep rescue efforts are complicated because the area is only accessible by boat and it can not handle larger vessels , told local media NOAA spokeswoman Blair Mase . The experts who coordinate rescue efforts are pessimistic about the possibility of returning the whales into deep water and even considered euthanasia as the most humane option, according to local NBC -2 chain. Affected whale belongs to the species pilot or finned , are protected and are abundant in the Atlantic Ocean , usually travel in large groups and it is not surprising that sometimes become disoriented and end up stranded in shallow water . Possible reasons for this situation can be diseases and environmental or other causes, but it is currently unknown what has happened , said Blair Mase, NOAA spokesman in a press conference . The last time a similar incident occurred in Florida was in May 2011, when about 16 whales of the same species were caught in Key West . In 2003 came to 28, many of whom died Full text at: actualidad.rt/sociedad/view/113231-video-ballenas-muertas-varadas-eeuu
Posted on: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 05:03:45 +0000