Sea lions are dying from a mysterious cancer — Natural History Wanderings

LA Times reports on Sea lions are dying from a mysterious cancer Now, after two decades of study, an all-star team of marine mammal pathologists, virology experts, chemists and geneticists say they’ve connected two surprising culprits: Herpes and toxic chemicals, like DDT and PCBs, that poisoned the California coast decades ago. Read story at: Sea lions […]

Sea lions are dying from a mysterious cancer — Natural History Wanderings

I often write about birds here, but there’s a whole host of other wildlife and natural wonders and beauty to behold, too! I enjoy getting out and experiencing and seeing them as well. Now that I’ve lived in Oregon for over a year now, I’ve had the chance to see some of the wildlife that […]

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