A (photo-) blog about the beautiful Belgian town Bruges as seen through the very two eyes of an inhabitant. Sharp, witty, and... always admiring.
29-07-2006
botulisme bij zwanen
I mentioned not so long ago that, if this excessive warm weather did not let up soon, the fish in the waters of the Bruges canals and ponds might well die off. It now seems that the swans are among the first victims of this constant heat. Two days ago, two employees of the "Groendienst" (the Green Team) who were working in the area of the Canal Island and the Still End, found 7 swans who had died. Lab tests showed they had died from botulism - caused by bacteria proliferating in the too warm waters. Fortunately, this extreme heat abated somewhat ever since this morning and we can all breathe a bit easier.
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