Great Lakes Invaders may be causing bird deaths

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Great Lakes Invaders may be causing bird deaths

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Article in the Chicago Trib about the possible connection between the spread of botulism toxins through the Zebra Mussels into the gobies which feed on them and the ducks, birds that feed on gobbies.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/loca ... 8715.story

Video shot by George Desort who did the Video Fortunate Wilderness on the IR Wolf-Moose Study. The video was hard to watch at least for me.
http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/mic ... ge-desort/
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That is very sad.....Poor little guy..... :cry:
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Very sad indeed.
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