‘Abnormally high’ turtle deaths after acid-laden ship sinks off Sri Lanka

Mongabay
Jul 4, 2021, 1:18 pm260 pts
COLOMBO — Up to 100 turtles and 20 dolphins have washed up dead on Sri Lanka’s beaches in the past month, as experts fear a link to the leak of toxic chemicals from a sunken freight ship. “So far, around 176 dead turtles have got washed onto different beaches around Sri Lanka,” said Thushan…

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