Brazil’s Mamirauá Institute reported finding nearly 110 dead river dolphins. The dolphins were in the Tefé River, an Amazon tributary. The Institute is linked with Brazil’s Science Ministry. It focuses on sustainable projects in Tefé, a city in the Amazon. Most of the found dolphins were pink river dolphins, and a few were tucuxis. Both […]
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