Germany | Navy accused of killing endangered porpoises by detonating WWI-era mines inside MPA

Animal rights organizations have accused the German navy of killing 18 endangered porpoises by exploding British World War I mines in a marine nature preserve in the Fehmarn Belt, a narrow strait between Denmark and Germany.

In a statement released on Saturday, the environmental organization Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) said the Bundesmarine exploded 42 mines during NATO exercises in August, 39 of which were inside a nature preserve.

https://www.dw.com/en/german-navy-accused-of-killing-porpoises-during-exercises/a-51387345

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