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The killers lurking beneath the waves.(News)
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Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
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January 18, 2005
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2005 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: DAVE GREENWOOD
PORPOISES are being rammed to death by bottle nose dolphins in a battle for survival and food along the coast of Wales.
Marine experts say attacks have tripled from 40 in 1995 to 120 last year, based on the number of dead harbour porpoises washed up.
The shocking statistics, drawn up for BBC Wildlife magazine, coincides with a blunt warning from the World Wildlife Fund. It fears many sea creatures, including the gentle harbour porpoise, as well as leatherback turtles and basking sharks, are under threat and decline in the Irish Sea.
A marine life health check, out today, shows habitats are being destroyed, threatening the very integrity ...
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