By JENNIFER TALHELM, Associated Press Writer 31 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The Associated Press reported this morning that as many as twenty different major bodies of water have been selected to host "an in-depth study into the breeding and habits of several species of fresh-water sharks." Two thousand sharks are to be released into the lakes and rivers. The experiment is designed to determine whether the sharks can survive in inland waters. The federal government was said to be spending $1.3 million to determine this.
A representative from the National Biological Foundation was quoted as saying that there would probably be a noticeable decline in the populations of other fish in the lakes because "the sharks will eat about 20 pounds of fish each per day, more as they get older."
Local officials were said to have protested the experiment, afraid of the hazard it would pose to fishermen and swimmers, but their complaints had been ignored by the federal government. Furthermore, fishermen had been forbidden from catching the sharks.
WASHINGTON - The Associated Press reported this morning that as many as twenty different major bodies of water have been selected to host "an in-depth study into the breeding and habits of several species of fresh-water sharks." Two thousand sharks are to be released into the lakes and rivers. The experiment is designed to determine whether the sharks can survive in inland waters. The federal government was said to be spending $1.3 million to determine this.
A representative from the National Biological Foundation was quoted as saying that there would probably be a noticeable decline in the populations of other fish in the lakes because "the sharks will eat about 20 pounds of fish each per day, more as they get older."
Local officials were said to have protested the experiment, afraid of the hazard it would pose to fishermen and swimmers, but their complaints had been ignored by the federal government. Furthermore, fishermen had been forbidden from catching the sharks.
Imagine what this will do to the local species? Contact your congressman so we can stop this before it gets out of hand!
