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16-10-2009, 07:03 PM
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| | | balloon races
Just been reading the news about a boy who recieved a letter form the queen saying she'd found his balloon following a balloon race. BBC NEWS | UK | England | Beds/Bucks/Herts | Balloon boy gets note from Queen
It got me thinking about balloon races and their impacts on our environment. I checked out Marine Conservation Society and they highlight the consequences of realeasing balloons.
From MSC website: "Once balloons are released, they can become a serious form of marine pollution. A long list of marine creatures - dolphins, whales, turtles, fish, and seabirds - have been reported with balloons in their stomachs. It is believed that they mistake balloons and other buoyant plastics for their natural prey e.g. jellyfish and squid, and eat them."
this was the web link: Marine Conservation Society: Balloon Releases: Pollution Factsheet |
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