Re: Eared Grebes & Salton Sea

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From: Carl W Cotton
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1992 19:21

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In article <5tqhp2_djk@netcom.com> djk@netcom.com (Daniel J. Karnes) writes:
>Hi:
>
>Would anyone know anything about the sudden mass kills of Grebes on
>the shores of the Salton Sea and in the Mono Lake area?
>
>There have been 135,000 of them killed in the past two weeks or so,
>and nobody seems to have an answer.
>
>Any ideas? Anyone?
>
>-djk
WILD SPECULATION:
Could it be the result of the agribusiness response to the recent 
white fly infestation.  I am suggesting that they might have 
responded with a heavier than usual dose of insecticides.

The news report I saw said they were checking the water for 
insecticides.

Carl

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From: cwcotto@pbhyd.PacBell.COM (Carl W Cotton)
Subject: Re: Eared Grebes & Salton Sea
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1992 19:21:31 GMT
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Keywords: BIRDS GREBES
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