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Schweinswale werden bei Munitionssprengungen oft tödlich verletzt

Translation from German:

Harbour porpoises are often fatally injured in munitions detonations

Harbour porpoises are Germany's only whale species and are highly endangered. Scientists from Hannover have now discovered that many animals die as a result of underwater explosions in the North and Baltic Seas. 

Spiegel (article in German)

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