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Study Points to Causes of Dolphin Deaths in Gulf of Mexico
Description: For the past two years, scientists have been trying to figure out why there were a high number of dolphin deaths, part of what's called an "unusual mortality event" along the northern Gulf of Mexico. The largest oil spill on open water to date exacerbated by other environmental factors led to the historically high number of dolphin deaths concludes a new scientific study. [Source: University of Central Florida]
URL: http://today.ucf.edu/study-points-to-causes-of-dolphin-deaths-in-gulf-of-mexico/
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Source: University of Central Florida
Publish Date: 7/18/2012
Reading Level: Basic
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