Soaring water temperatures suspected in death of 100 pink dolphins

More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say.

Experts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths in the lakes in the region. Temperatures since last week have exceeded 38 degrees Celsius in the Tefe Lake region. “In one week we have already lost around 120 animals between the two of them, which could represent 5 to 10 per cent of the population,” said Marmontel.

Ayan Fleischmann, the geospatial coordinator at the Mamiraua Institute, said the drought has had a major impact on the riverside communities in the Amazon region.iStock

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