Dozens of birds were found dead on Palidoro beach from a toxic alga. A macabre show that soon went viral
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himDozens of birds were found dead on the beach of Palidoro (in the province of Rome) due to a toxic alga. A macabre show that has gone viral on social media thanks to amateur images.
Dramatic sighting in Palidoro (Fiumicino) in recent days: dozens of birds - mostly adults - were found dead on a stretch of beach just two hundred meters north of Torre Salvo d'Acquisto. These are specimens of shearwater, one of the symbolic birds of our Mediterranean Sea - among other things, a species declared at risk of extinction by the IUCN Red List.
Unfortunately, we must record the death of a large number of Berte on the North Coast, between Passoscuro and Marina di San Nicola - writes on Facebook the Lipu Mediterranean Habitat Center in Ostia. - The police are present on the spot for the findings of the case. In all likelihood it is the now recurring and sadly widespread phenomenon caused by a toxic algae, which blooms precisely at this time of the year and which is lethal for these birds who accumulate it through the ingestion of fish.
There have been numerous reports of the slaughter made to animal welfare associations but also to the Coast Guard by passers-by and by some kitesurfing practitioners, who have spotted the poor dead birds, collapsed with their bellies upwards, and who have immortalized the macabre spectacle in videos and photographs. Subsequently, the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Rome was also alerted. The cause of these deaths would be to be found in the presence of a toxic alga in the sea water - and it would not be the first time.
Unfortunately this problem is repeated cyclically in our seas - he explains Alessandro Polinori of LIPU - in the recent past it has been seen that the cause of deaths depends on the fact that the Shearwater Shearers ingest fish that feed on algae which have been found to be toxic for these birds. We will have to wait for the analyzes to understand if the phenomenon has repeated itself this time, but it is very likely.
Source: LIPU Ostia Mediterraneo Habitat
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