Here is a link to my latest Book Talk, for National Geographic – a fascinating story about a mass stranding of whales in the Bahamas, which was eventually traced back to underwater sonar exercises by the U.S Navy …
Great interview, great story. It was probably noise pollution that did for the baiji, the Ganges river dolphin. Douglas Adams (of the Hitchiker books) said it must have been like living in a disco.Sounds like it was the same here.
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Thanks very much for the comment, Mister Barnes. We are great admirers of your wildlife column, which will hopefully continue despite your departure from The Times.
Great interview, great story. It was probably noise pollution that did for the baiji, the Ganges river dolphin. Douglas Adams (of the Hitchiker books) said it must have been like living in a disco.Sounds like it was the same here.
Thanks very much for the comment, Mister Barnes. We are great admirers of your wildlife column, which will hopefully continue despite your departure from The Times.