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Jun 3, 2017 6:12 pm
Some environmentalists are saying wind turbines pose a threat to whales after a family of minke whales were found dead in the United Kingdom.
According to reports by the Times (London) and Daily Caller, a young minke whale was found dead in the United Kingdom on May 20. Its mother was found dead on a nearby beach the same day, and a third whale washed ashore on May 21. It’s believed the three whales were part of the same family.
According to marine wildlife experts, the whales were likely disoriented by nearby wind turbines, which can affect the sonar whales use to navigate.
“My personal opinion is that could be a consequence of wind farms and the amount of sand in the water,” said John Cresswell, chairman of the Felixstowe Volunteer Coast Patrol Rescue Service,according to the Times. “If you stop the boat off the coast you can feel the vibrations and hear the noise.”
“There are studies that show that the sounds created by the operational noise of the turbines create vibrations under that may in fact disorient marine mammals like whales,” Bonnie Brady, director of the Long Island Commercial Fishing
Offshore Wind Turbines Blamed For Killing Family Of Whales
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Jun 3, 2017 6:12 pm
Some environmentalists are saying wind turbines pose a threat to whales after a family of minke whales were found dead in the United Kingdom.
According to reports by the Times (London) and Daily Caller, a young minke whale was found dead in the United Kingdom on May 20. Its mother was found dead on a nearby beach the same day, and a third whale washed ashore on May 21. It’s believed the three whales were part of the same family.
According to marine wildlife experts, the whales were likely disoriented by nearby wind turbines, which can affect the sonar whales use to navigate.
“My personal opinion is that could be a consequence of wind farms and the amount of sand in the water,” said John Cresswell, chairman of the Felixstowe Volunteer Coast Patrol Rescue Service,according to the Times. “If you stop the boat off the coast you can feel the vibrations and hear the noise.”
“There are studies that show that the sounds created by the operational noise of the turbines create vibrations under that may in fact disorient marine mammals like whales,” Bonnie Brady, director of the Long Island Commercial Fishing
Offshore Wind Turbines Blamed For Killing Family Of Whales
.