Dr. Lauren Roman from the University of Tasmania emphasizes the difficulty in quantifying seabird mortality events, expressing uncertainty about whether increased awareness or actual incidents are rising.
Jennifer Lavers from Adrift Lab indicated that hundreds or thousands of adult seabirds had washed up dead, analyzing reports from citizen scientists as part of her early findings.
The unusual mortality of shearwaters, whose long lifespan makes such events odd, suggests these emaciated birds were struggling to find sufficient food during their migration.
Understanding the scale of the current shearwater deaths is complicated, as many events may happen far offshore, leaving only a small fraction known to beach-goers.
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