Our addiction to online shopping is contributing to the recent spike in whale deaths, The New York Times reports.
Those ships, larger than they were in the past in order to carry more shipping containers, are also taking new routes in an effort to avoidThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey saw a 27 percent increase in volume last year compared to 2019 levels, and shipping traffic along the East Coast has increased as boats have started making down-and-back trips to retrieve empty shipping containers.
"When the whales are in these channels, you have to cross your fingers and hope there are no collisions," Paul Sieswerda, executive director of New York City-based research group Gotham Whale, toldBoat strikes can cause internal injuries from the blunt force trauma, and their propellers can inflict large gashes.
, and animal welfare groups said at the time that if other companies followed, it could reduce ship strikes by 95 percent.
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