Sonar to Blame for Beached Whales, Report Says

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Article publié le 23 Juillet 2004

Source : THE WASHINGTON POST

 

Sonar used by the military to spot enemy submarines is to blame for the increasing number of whales stranding themselves on beaches and dying, the scientific committee of the International Whaling Commission said in a report Thursday.

 

The IWC report adds weight to theories that sonar harms the giant sea mammals, a hypothesis that has been disputed by the military and by the oil and gas industry, which uses the technology to search for energy reserves.

 

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