(05-04-2024, 12:10 AM)Wao nahele wahine Wrote:(05-03-2024, 10:05 PM)HiloJulie Wrote:(05-03-2024, 09:44 PM)Wao nahele kane Wrote: #1) No definitive cause for the death has been established.
#2) The cited potential disease isn't carried solely by cats.
"Disease carried by cats, pigs kills 2 spinner dolphins in Hawaiian waters"
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2022/11/17/t...-dolphins/
Officially, definitive cause of death was indeed toxoplasma.
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=404990352491190&set=a.127695893553972
Not a big fan of using FB as a news source. It would be nice if the original news articles were either updated, or new articles posted with the new information, not assumptions, might be's, etc. Cats, feral or domestic, don't seem to be the only problem.
Absolutely agree, toxoplasma is not the only problem cats wreak on the environment along with other invasive species that have also been introduced into the wild over time.
Including humans.
And yes, in as much as about 99.9% of what is on Facebook is all BS, since it was posted by a Native Hawaiian Non Profit group, I think we can trust it as being real. And yes, I wish the local media would be more proactive in updating the news here, otherwise as one suggested, since I read it on the news I may just have to come over and inspect your property to make sure you are not feeding feral cats as I would have to report you!