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Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute
Plenty of local folks probably aren’t aware of CIMWI, let alone what the acronym stands for – Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute – despite the local 501(c)(3) nonprofit’s primary mission of helping a significant subset of (mostly) cute critters that call our local waters home. It’s partly understandable. It’s not all that likely, after […]
Increase in Domoic Acid Poisoning in Our Marine Animals
The Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) reports this week an increase in calls for marine mammals showing signs of domoic acid poisoning. Domoic acid is a neurotoxin that can be fatal for marine mammals when consumed at high amounts. If the mammal has come ashore, signs of poisoning are stargazing, head weaving, lethargy […]
