Mass Death of Amazon River Dolphins Linked To Severe Drought, Heat

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3 October 2023 14:09 WIB

Researchers from the Mamiraua Institute for Sustainable Development observe a dead dolphin at the Tefe lake effluent of the Solimoes river that has been affected by the high temperatures and drought in Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil, October 2, 2023. The carcasses of 120 river dolphins have been found floating in a tributary of the Amazon River over the last week in circumstances that experts suspect were caused by severe drought and heat. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

3 Oktober 2023 00:00 WIB

A dead dolphin is seen at the Tefe lake effluent of the Solimoes river that has been affected by the high temperatures and drought in Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil, October 1, 2023. Low river levels during a severe drought have heated water in stretches to temperatures that are intolerable for the dolphins, researchers believe. Thousands of fish have died recently on Amazon rivers due to a lack of oxygen in the water. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

3 Oktober 2023 00:00 WIB

Researchers of the Mamiraua Institute for Sustainable Development retrieve a dead dolphin at the Tefe lake effluent of the Solimoes river that has been affected by the high temperatures and drought in Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil, October 1, 2023. The Amazon river dolphins, many of a striking pink color, are a unique freshwater species found only in the rivers of South America and are one of a handful of freshwater dolphin species left in the world. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

3 Oktober 2023 00:00 WIB

Researchers from the Mamiraua Institute for Sustainable Development retrieve dead dolphins from the Tefe lake effluent of the Solimoes river that has been affected by the high temperatures and drought in Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil, October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

3 Oktober 2023 00:00 WIB

A researcher from the Mamiraua Institute for Sustainable Development retrieves dead dolphins from the Tefe lake effluent of the Solimoes river that has been affected by the high temperatures and drought in Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil, October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

3 Oktober 2023 00:00 WIB

Researchers from the Mamiraua Institute for Sustainable Development analyse a dead dolphin retrieved from the Tefe lake effluent of the Solimoes river that has been affected by the high temperatures and drought in Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil, October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

3 Oktober 2023 00:00 WIB