© Marine Animal Response SocietyThe dead minke discovered July 2 on the shores of Petit-Pokemouche Bay on the Acadian Peninsula was examined by a MARS team.
The Marine Animal Response Society is keeping a close eye on the minke whale population in the Maritimes after at least 14 of them have been observed dead at sea or washed ashore since February.
On Thursday, a dead minke was discovered on Inkerman Beach in northern New Brunswick, but it's not yet clear if it's a new case, or one that was previously reported, said executive director Tonya Wimmer.
Normally, the region sees between five and 10 minke whale deaths per year, she said.
"So it's a little bit higher than our normal sort of average, but you know, we're only partway through the year, so I think that's part of the concern."
Comment: Because meteor activity in our skies is increasing, as well as our planet is cooling, one would expect to see much more vivid displays of noctilucent clouds, and that's not all we're seeing...
Recent fireballs documented on SOTT:
- Bright meteor fireball streaks over Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (July 7th)
- Meteor fireball blazes over Guangdong, southeastern China (July 6th)
- Meteor fireball seen across US Midwest evening skies (July 5th)
- Mysterious lights in the sky over New Zealand probably meteors, experts say (July 5th)
- Stunning daylight fireball explodes with sonic boom over Russia, meteorites possible (June 21st)
- Daytime meteor fireball jets across Toowoomba, Queensland sky (June 21st)
Other strange sky phenomena: