They continue to wash up: creates gif from sunken containers for massive zeevogelsterfte in the Wadden sea?

A virus is definitely not the cause of the death of thousands of murres in the Wadden sea. This is apparent from examination of the food and consumer product safety authority in the German state of lower saxony. The question now is whether the animals, as is feared, are felled by the toxic substances from the overboard beaten containers of the MSC Zoe.

According to the Landesamt für Consumer und Lebensmittelsicherheit (Laves) is at the dead guillemots on the German island of Borkum are washed up, severe damage to stomach and intestines adopted. The institute is the dead guillemots now studies on toxic substances. We primarily look at organic peroxide. This dangerous substance, which is created for the production of plastic, sat in one of the wrapped containers. The chances are that dozens of bags in the North sea are landed.

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In the Netherlands examines Wageningen Marine Research in Den Helder currently dead guillemots found on Dutch beaches. Zeevogelexpert Mardik Leopold says that he is still not 100 percent convinced of is that gif from the MSC Zoe is responsible for the death of at least 20,000 guillemots. the


“We are going to Thursday at the Veterinary faculty in Utrecht hundred dead guillemots rifling through. We investigate whether the birds toxic substances. A lot of birds in the Wadden sea region are found, are very emaciated. They therefore could not eat more. That gif have to do, because then they can at a given moment, not more food. But there can also be a question of too little food for the population.’