Toxic algae might be to blame for the deaths of about 30 wild ducks at Liberty Park earlier this month, wildlife biologists say.
SALT LAKE CITY — Toxic algae might be to blame for the deaths of about 30 wild ducks at a popular Salt Lake City park earlier this month.
The ducks were found dead near the Liberty Park pond between July 8 and July 9, according to Utah Division of Wildlife Resources spokeswoman Faith Heaton Jolley. She said three of the carcasses were submitted to a lab for testing on July 12 and preliminary tests ruled out avian influenza, though it did not indicate a specific cause of death.
Bonner explains that harmful algal blooms, which can grow in lakes, rivers and ponds, are a species of algae that produce these types of toxins as a part of their natural lifecycle. Algal blooms tend to thrive on warm and sunny days and they also need nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, which often enter the ecosystem through "human nutrient pollution," she said.
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