Event Brief
Investigators probe deaths of hundreds of whale calves
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 25, 2026 at 10:08 AM ET
Summary: Investigators are probing an unusually high mortality rate among southern right whale calves along Chubut’s coast in Patagonia. Dozens of dead calves washed up on beaches in southern Chubut this week, and veterinarians suspect an outbreak of erysipelas, though the hypothesis is not yet confirmed.
WHO: Mariano Coscarella; veterinarians investigating the cases; Marine Mammals Laboratory of CONICET
WHAT: Investigators probe suspected bacterial deaths of hundreds of southern right whale calves, with erysipelas suspected.
WHEN: Sep 25, 2026
WHERE: Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina
WHY: Veterinarians suspect an outbreak of erysipelas as the cause of the unusually high deaths among young whales.
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