Noise from underwater bombs caused 19 pilot whales to beach and die off the coast of Scotland in 2011,say government scientistsFour large bombs exploded underwater by the Royal Navy were to blame for a mass stranding which killed 19 pilot whales on the north coast of Scotland in 2011, government scientists beget concluded.
A long-delayed report released on Wednesday by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs says that the noise from the explosions could beget damaged the hearing and navigational abilities of the whales, and causing them to beach and die.
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Source: theguardian.com