Speaking of pollution ... I have seen massive fish kills from
plant insecticides that have been washed into Lakes when it rained soon
after application.
Sajjad
On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Bruce Stallsmith wrote:
> I had always thought that the Ganges stays remarkably pollution-free because
> the river arises in the Himalays and is purified by flowing through Shiva's
> hair as it exits the glaciers. At least that's what my Hindu friends have
> told me...
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
>
> >From: Moontanman_at_aol.com
> >Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> >To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> >Subject: Re: NANFA-- Re: snapping turtles
> >Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 19:00:34 EDT
> >
> >In a message dated 9/6/00 6:56:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >michael_at_fun-da-mentals.com writes:
> >
> ><< I agree with Moon. Several years ago I read about a program to export
> > Alligator Snapping turtles to India to be released in the Ganges river.
> > (stop reading here if you're squemish). The number of partially
> >cremated
> > bodies was becoming quite the pollution hazard and it was hoped that the
> > turtles would scavenge the bodies and reduced the problem.
>
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