... instead of all the oil fields that we can and aren't drilling in. And let's just burn, baby burn, and keep on burning until we all burn. I guess this is hell, almost.
Baby penguins found dead by the hundreds
Will we ever stop the greed and disregard for life of the oligarchy? Probably not.
Baby penguins found dead by the hundreds
While it is common here to find some penguins—both dead and alive—swept by strong ocean currents from the Strait of Magellan, Pimenta said there have been more this year than at any time in recent memory.
Rescuers and those who tre at penguins are divided over the possible causes. Thiago Muniz, a veterinarian at the Niteroi Zoo, said he believed overfishing has forced the penguins to swim further from shore to find fish to eat “and that leaves them more vulnerable to getting caught up in the strong ocean currents.”
Niteroi, the state’s biggest zoo, already has already received about 100 penguins for treatment this year and many are drenched in petroleum, Muniz said. The Campos oil field that supplies most of Brazil’s oil lies offshore.
Muniz said he hadn’t seen penguins suffering from the effects of other pollutants, but he po inted out that already dead penguins aren’t brought in for treatment.
Pimenta suggested pollution is to blame. “Aside from the oil in the Campos basin, the pollution is lo wering the animals’ immunity, leaving them vulnerable to funguses and bacteria that attack their lungs,” Pimenta said, quoting biologists who work with him.
But biologist Erli Costa of Rio de Janeiro’s Federal University suggested we ather patterns could be involved. “I don’t think the levels of pollution are high enough to affect the birds so quickly. I think instead we’re seeing more young and sick penguins because of global warming, which affects ocean currents and creates more cyclones, making the seas rougher,” Costa said.
Will we ever stop the greed and disregard for life of the oligarchy? Probably not.