Venessa parata is a wild life scientist. She says every stranding involves different animals in different places, under different conditions. Even if you know the actual cause of a stranding, you still might not be able to figure out whether humans were involved.
Every year, thousands of marine mammals end up trapped on beaches, but it’s often hard to figure out why. It’s even harder to figure out how much humans are to blame.
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