Animal Die-off — United States
Last month [September 2018], the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared an Unusual Mortality Event (UME) for pinnipeds. Pinnipeds are a group of aquatic mammals that include seals, which are the species affected by this recent UME.
Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, a UME is defined as a “stranding event that is unexpected, involves a significant die-off of any marine mammal population and demands immediate response”. Over the last few months, the number of
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