B.C.'s coastal sea star population in increasingly hot water
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British Columbia, Canada |
Biologist Jackie Hilderling says four years of decline in B.C.'s sea star population is due to climate change warming local waters and making the animals susceptible to sea star-associated densovirus.
Biologist Jackie Hilderling says sun flower sea stars are the species she's seen most affected by sea star-associated densovirus. (Brian Gratwicke / flickr)