Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Toxic algae – New Zealand (03) family pets
PRO/AH/EDR> Toxic algae – New Zealand (03) family pets
Algae -- New ZealandThose gearing up for a summer of cooling off in their favourite local swimming hole are being warned to check 1st for signs of blue green algae.The toxic cyanobacteria _Phormidium_ spp has been coating riverbeds and lakes in a thick black mat for the past decade.It has a similar level of toxicity to cobra venom - just a teaspoon of it can kill a 25 kg [55.11 pounds] dog - and so far about 100 family pets had fallen victim to it in New Zealand.No part of the country had been spared Read more [...]
