Unbelievable but true!
plastic bags, pieces of rope, boxes and containers of various materials have been found in the stomachs of four of the seven whales on shore at Foce Varano, in the town of Fish, Gargano, in Puglia. The "discovery" was made by Professor Joseph Nascetti, pro-rector of the University of Tuscia, considered one of the world's highest experienced parasitology and marine ecology, called as an expert to assess the causes of the stranding and subsequent death of whales. According
Nascetti, sperm whales may having exchanged items found for squid in their stomachs, the only food they eat. "What seemed to be the pack leader - said the expert - he had his stomach filled. A little less than the other three. But the death of all seven specimens is due to the fact that the three sperm whales that had ingested plastic objects have followed the pack leader like him going to die on the beach. Behavior is herd instinct in groups of young males. "
Nascetti In the coming days will send a detailed report on the results of its findings on the carcasses of sperm whales to the authorities of Puglia and the Ministry of Environment.
Nascetti also suggested that the reasons may have "Misled" the sperm by allowing them to exchange plastic bags and other items found in their stomachs for squid. "I think - said - that they have been disturbed by the intense traffic of ships in the Adriatic. And not just the military with their sonar. Some large ships carry out searches for hydrocarbons beneath the seabed emitting strong and sudden noises that interfere with the systems of foraging sperm whales disoriented ".
Nascetti For all cetacean strandings that occur are due to pollution and noise material that, after the mainland, is also invading the seas.
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