More than 180 sea lions appear dead in the coast of Peru

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Less than a week after approximately one hundred sea lions washed up dead in the Illescas Reserve, in the province of Sechura (Piura), dead sea creatures were found once again in the area.

This time, a total of 187 lifeless sea lions were found between the beaches of San Pedro and San Pablo, and in La Tortuga inlet.

This was confirmed by sources inside the National Service of Protected Regional Areas (Sernanp). However, they admitted that they were not aware of the cause of these sea lion deaths.

In the meantime, fishermen working in the area said that the cause might be an increase in the sea temperature.

Comment: Remember that a rise in temperature in the sea is not necessarily due to the famous (and false) so called "global warming", but more likely to the presence of active undersea volcanoes and gases such as methane, as well as other factors probably less well-known until now.