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Spain investigates possible shotgun marks found on Gibraltar’s oldest orca

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Spanish authorities are investigating the discovery of an orca in the Strait of Gibraltar that may have suffered shotgun wounds. The Ministry for Ecological Transition noted that the animal is the oldest in its local population, which is currently listed as a vulnerable species in Spain.

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What happened

Spanish authorities are probing the discovery of an orca in the Strait of Gibraltar with possible shotgun wounds, the Ministry for Ecological Transition said in a press release.

Why it matters

According to the ministry, the oldest orca in the Strait of Gibraltar and Gulf of Cadiz population appeared in the strait this week.

Common ground

The ministry said the local orca population is listed as "vulnerable" in Spain’s catalog of endangered species.

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Spanish authorities are investigating the discovery of an orca in the Strait of Gibraltar that may have suffered shotgun wounds. The Ministry for Ecological Transition noted that the animal is the oldest in its local population, which is currently listed as a vulnerable species in Spain.

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Claim 1: “the local orca population is listed as 'vulnerable' in Spain’s catalog of endangered species”
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Three independent web sources explicitly state that the orca population in the Strait of Gibraltar and Gulf of Cádiz is listed as 'vulnerable' in Spain's catalog of endangered/threatened species.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mediterranean Outflow is a current flowing from the Mediterranean Sea towards the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar. Once it has reached the western side of the Strait of Gibraltar, i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_outflow
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Azores–Gibraltar transform fault (AGFZ), also called a fault zone and a fracture zone, is a major seismic zone in the eastern Atlantic Ocean between the Azores and the Strait of Gibraltar. It is t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores–Gibraltar_transform_fau…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gulf of Cádiz (Spanish: Golfo de Cádiz, Portuguese: Golfo de Cádis) is the arm of the Atlantic Ocean between Cabo de Santa Maria, the southernmost point of mainland Portugal; and Cape Trafalgar on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Cádiz
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Claim 2: “Spanish authorities are probing the discovery of an orca in the Strait of Gibraltar with possible shotgun wounds”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Spanish authorities (specifically the Ministry for Ecological Transition) have opened an investigation into an orca named Toñi found with suspected shotgun wounds in the Strait of Gibraltar.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rock of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone mountain 426 m (1,398 ft) high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar. It is situated near the end of a nar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Gibraltar, also known as the Straits of Gibraltar, is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa. The two continents are s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Gibraltar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Gibraltar tunnel (Spanish: Túnel del estrecho de Gibraltar, Arabic: نفق جبل طارق) is a proposed rail tunnel spanning the Strait of Gibraltar that would connect Europe and Africa. If buil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Gibraltar_Tunnel
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Claim 3: “the oldest orca in the Strait of Gibraltar and Gulf of Cadiz population appeared in the strait this week”
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Multiple sources identify Toñi as the oldest known member of the Strait of Gibraltar and Gulf of Cadiz population and confirm her appearance in the strait during the week of August 14.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Azores–Gibraltar transform fault (AGFZ), also called a fault zone and a fracture zone, is a major seismic zone in the eastern Atlantic Ocean between the Azores and the Strait of Gibraltar. It is t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores–Gibraltar_transform_fau…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gulf of Cádiz (Spanish: Golfo de Cádiz, Portuguese: Golfo de Cádis) is the arm of the Atlantic Ocean between Cabo de Santa Maria, the southernmost point of mainland Portugal; and Cape Trafalgar on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Cádiz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mediterranean Outflow is a current flowing from the Mediterranean Sea towards the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar. Once it has reached the western side of the Strait of Gibraltar, i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_outflow
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