https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2014/09/19/veterinarians-investigate-whale-mortality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=veterinarians-investigate-whale-mortality An Eye on Wildlife Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2014/09/19/veterinarians-investigate-whale-mortality/#comment-1648 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:49:37 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=520#comment-1648 Hi Lisa,
We do not know much, but are investigating a number of potential hypothesis, including physiological and behavioral stress from kelp gull attacks (an unfortunate and unique feature to the Península Valdés Southern Right Whale population), malnutrition, diseases, and biotoxins. Financial support is readily needed to sustain our mortality monitoring efforts and expand our current investigations of the cause of these deaths. You can find more information at http://www.evotis.org/kelp-gull-attacks-southern-right-whale-mortality/

]]> https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2014/09/19/veterinarians-investigate-whale-mortality/#comment-1641 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:29:29 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=520#comment-1641 Wow, Marcy. What DO you know about the contributions to these whales’ deaths? Is there anything those of us not in Argentina can do?

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