Still Waters Posted October 19, 2017 #1 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Holding one-fifth of the world’s unfrozen fresh water, Baikal in Russia’s Siberia is a natural wonder of “exceptional value to evolutionary science” meriting its listing as a world heritage site by Unesco. Baikal’s high biodiversity includes over 3,600 plant and animal species, most of which are endemic to the lake. Over the past several years, however, the lake, a major international tourist attraction, has been crippled by a series of detrimental phenomena, some of which remain a mystery to scientists. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/19/lake-baikal-russia-crippled-algae-fish-poaching-pollution 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitterRose Posted October 19, 2017 #2 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Local fishery biologist Anatoly Mamontov said the decrease is likely caused by uncontrollable fish poaching, with extra pressure coming from the climate. Move along, folks. Nothing to see here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted October 21, 2017 #3 Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) We're our own worst enemies when it comes to the environment. It's rather ironic really. In many cases, we cause the damage, then we have the audacity to whine about it after the gates been closed, when the horse has bolted. Edited October 21, 2017 by Astra. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted October 22, 2017 #4 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Tourists have screwed it up pretty good too. Like they do at the Jersey Shore or in the Barrens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Smoke aLot Posted October 24, 2017 #5 Share Posted October 24, 2017 On 10/21/2017 at 4:34 AM, Astra. said: We're our own worst enemies when it comes to the environment. It's rather ironic really. In many cases, we cause the damage, then we have the audacity to whine about it after the gates been closed, when the horse has bolted. That pretty much explains the question of what it means to be a human lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted October 25, 2017 #6 Share Posted October 25, 2017 On 23/10/2017 at 6:10 AM, Piney said: Tourists have screwed it up pretty good too. Like they do at the Jersey Shore or in the Barrens. Yeah, tourists are a funny breed of animal (not all, but a lot are) They rarely poop in their own nests from where ever they come from. In many cases they save it for when visiting tourist hot spots or other nice places, without any regard to the mess (litter) or other damage they leave behind for the local community to have to clean up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted October 25, 2017 #7 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Just now, Astra. said: Yeah, tourists are a funny breed of animal (not all, but a lot are) They rarely poop in their own nests from where ever they come from. That's why the ocean on the Jersey Shore has a average 600 ppm fecal coliform count, which is actually more than the water in a unflushed toilet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted October 25, 2017 #8 Share Posted October 25, 2017 1 minute ago, Piney said: That's why the ocean on the Jersey Shore has a average 600 ppm fecal coliform count, which is actually more than the water in a unflushed toilet That's horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted October 25, 2017 #9 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Just now, Astra. said: That's horrible. Hey, I don't swim it. I want to see my feet where I wade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted October 27, 2017 #10 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I like this part of the article best: “When you take a dead sponge to the surface it smells like a corpse.” Well, it kind of is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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