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The carcasses of dead pelicans still litter the beaches of northern Peru, even as the last of nearly 900 dolphins are cleared away.

Associated Press (AP) The carcasses of dead pelicans still litter the beaches of northern Peru, even as the last of nearly 900 dolphins are slowly being cleared away. The …

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Nearly 900 dolphins that washed up along Peru's northern coast since the start of the year died of natural causes, a top official said Tuesday, citing a government report that failed to convince environmental activists here.

This file picture shows a dead dolphin lying on a beach on the northern coast of Peru, close to Chiclayo, some 750 km north of Lima, on March 27, 2012. AFP LIMA: The Peruvian government said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) that 5,000 birds, mostly pelicans, and nearly 900 dolphins had died off the country’s northern coast, possibly due to rising temperatures in Pacific waters.

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At least 5,000 birds and 900 dolphins have washed up dead on Peru's northern coastline in recent weeks.

In this April 6, 2012 photo, officials stand next to dolphin carcasses on the shore of Pimentel Beach in Chiclayo, Peru. Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of hundreds of dolphins along the South American country's coast.

Delays in the autopsies of thousands of dead pelicans and dolphins in Peru are causing difficulties for officials as they attempt to determine causes of death in these die-offs.