Alligators, western gulls, and rainbow trout have emerged with rudimentary sexual organs, and western and herring gulls have been observed exhibiting mating behavior of both genders. It is critical that we pay close attention to these warning signs not only because wildlife populations are showing problems with our environment, but because they are a part of the ecological balance. When the species at risk declines in numbers or disappears that ecosystem's balance is disrupted. As they struggle to survive in an increasingly hostile environment, populations of wildlife will ultimately decline as their habitats are threatened. Prevention Believe it or not or not, state and federal agencies still allow the legal, permitted discharge of even the most dangerous chemicals into our Nation's waters.
Prevention is the only sure way to treat problems caused by polluted water in wildlife.
It's up to us to keep the water they rely on clean. In 1996, over 100 Western Indian Manatees off the west coast of Florida died, due to red tide toxins. All rights reserved.