{"id":6889,"date":"2023-04-11T23:26:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T23:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/dozens-of-dead-stingrays\/"},"modified":"2023-04-11T23:32:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T23:32:08","slug":"dozens-of-dead-stingrays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/dozens-of-dead-stingrays\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of dead stingrays found on Brazil beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) &#8211;     Dozens of dead stingrays appeared on a beach in Rio de Janeiro this week, sparking confusion and concern in the local community.<\/p>\n<p>Local fishermen reported the first sightings early on Tuesday. A woman who lives in the fishing village said she noticed the incident shortly after dawn, prompting the arrival of vultures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This made us all sad. We&#8217;ve never seen the death of stingrays like this here,&#8221; said fisherman Renato dos Reis Oliveira. <\/p>\n<p>Biologist Ricardo Gomes, from the Mar Urbano Institute, argued the absence of other dead species on the beach indicates the incident was likely not caused by pollutants or a lack of oxygen in the water.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This makes the hypothesis of trawling more evident in the cases of these stingrays,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>Trawling is a fishing technique that involves pulling a net through the water behind one or more boats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is not (the stingray&#8217;s natural) place, so this is strange even for the people who are here and who live off fishing,&#8221; said environmentalist Isabeli Delois. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Something very bad happened,&#8221; she added. <\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p> (Reporting by Sergio Queiroz; Writing by Peter Frontini; Editing by Chris Reese)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/dozens-of-dead-stingrays\/remains-of-dead-stingrays-are-seen-at-ilha-do-fundao\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportTopNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3A0UY-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3A0UY-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/dozens-of-dead-stingrays\/remains-of-dead-stingrays-are-seen-at-ilha-do-fundao-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportTopNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3A0V0-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3A0V0-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/dozens-of-dead-stingrays\/remains-of-dead-stingrays-are-seen-at-ilha-do-fundao-3\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportTopNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3A0UV-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3A0UV-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/dozens-of-dead-stingrays\/remains-of-dead-stingrays-are-seen-at-ilha-do-fundao-4\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportTopNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3A0UX-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3A0UX-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) &#8211; Dozens of dead stingrays appeared on a beach in Rio de Janeiro this week, sparking confusion and concern in the local community. Local fishermen reported the first sightings early on Tuesday. 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