Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon
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Scientists and veterinarians examine a pink river dolphin in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Scientists examine blood samples that were drawn from pink river dolphins in the Amazon River to determine mercury levels in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Scientists and veterinarians weigh a pink river dolphin after a health check in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Scientists and veterinarians free a pink river dolphin after a health check in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Fishers help scientists and veterinarians to capture pink river dolphins in the Amazon River for health checks in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Scientists and veterinarians capture a pink river dolphin in the Amazon River to perform health checks in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Scientists and veterinarians capture a pink river dolphin in the Amazon River for health checks in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Scientists and veterinarians capture a pink river dolphin in the Amazon River for health checks in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Scientists and veterinarians examine a pink river dolphin in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Scientists and veterinarians examine a pink river dolphin in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Veterinarian Maria Jimena Valderrama implants a microchip into a pink river dolphin after a health check in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)A veterinarian draws a blood sample in a pink river dolphin in the Amazon River during health checks in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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Scientists and veterinarians examine a pink river dolphin in Puerto Narino, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
