that were dying by the thousands, and that was the result of those birds being in the wrong place at the wrong time. people get access through the internet find causes thatç don exist. what we see happening with these doing fins, for example, in the years 2009 and 2010, there were no baby dolphins that washed up dead on the beaches of the gulf of mexico. and this year we re seeing more than 50. that is definitely a cause for us to be very concerned. the great question is, is the death of these dolphins the result of the oil spill? and the other thing i m thinking about, thomas, is we re seeing what s washing up in the beach. what about all of the creatures that don t wash up? that s a really good point. there s no way to what are they doing, though to determine cause of death for the animals that are now being pulled off the beaches? excellent question.
basically the pregnancy period of a bottle nosed dolphin is between 11 and 12 months. so during the height of this oil spill when the deepwater horizon sank, we had upwards to 5 million barrels of oil, over 800,000 gallons of dispersant dumped in the water. literally at the most important part or period of these dolphins pregnancy. so you know, you can t make any conclusions until the evidence comes out. but it s alarming, and you have to wonder. when we talk about that, of course, that comes to mind, i think, for a lot of people. but, jeff, over the past several months we ve been reporting on mass deaths of fish, birds, now we re seeing dolphins. do you think there s something else going on in the environment that could be kaz alty for this? i don t think there is, thomas. i think, basically, we ve got apples and oranges. i actually went out to do a report on all of the blackbirds
in the gum of mexico. yesterday five moreç washed upn louisiana, mississippi, alabama. many were adult, calves and feet tuesdays seemed to be making up the majority of the deaths. here to discuss the strange occurrence, jeff corwin. great to have you on today. what do you think is causing the deaths of these dolphins, as we continue to hear about it? good afternoon, thomas. it truly is a puzzlement, a real paradox. and you touched on something, to me, that i find incredibly alarming. out of the 53 dead dolphins, 29 of them were stillborn. they were fetuses that had not reached full term. this is something i ve never heard of. typically, when you get a stranding of dolphins, you ll get a mixture of age classes. you ll get adults. you ll get calves. different generations. but to see this washup of all of these dead dolphins, it s very terrifying. the other thing we need to keep in mind, thomas, is that
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people back to work at a time when people needed those jobs. is this a logical reason why it s the close-out of the tour? reporter: sure. and look around, thomas. i mean, two words occurred to me. splendor and majesty. it s not just the dam. and it we ll get into the public works and the resources and the job creation that s represented there. it s not just about that dam. you know we lost the dam shot, unfortunately. reporter: it s an opportunity. now we got it back. dylan, are you there? reporter: how are you? it s so beautiful that it blew out the camera. but again, when you look not just at the physical structure, but look at what is actually here, thomas, it is almost impossible not to be inspired. we are in a situation where obviously there s a lot to be done, inspiration obviously