Recently there has been a very large decline in the species of starfish. From Mexico to Alaska the sea stars are dying off. What is the cause of this? A virus. This virus has not been investigated for a very long time, and even then it was overlooked. We can see the virus on starfish in museums from 1942. So this virus has been around for a long time. The virus  is called “Wasting Syndrome”. The symptoms of the virus are white lessons on the top of the skin, then the stars get slow and their arms break off. Scientists think that this has something to do with human activity, and pollution. There may be a natural comeback however. Even then we have to protect these gentle creatures of the sea, that produce equality in tide pools. The author was unbiased. “We should do whatever we can to save the stars!”-Janel Sytho