El Annie
Phew..............
In conserv@tion today - http://www.habitat.org.uk/news1.htm
Litter left by anglers is threatening wildlife at a North Yorkshire nature reserve. RSPCA officers have been to Hayre Park gravel pits in Knaresborough three times in as many weeks to rescue members of a family of swans which live on the lake and have become tangled up in fishing lines or have swallowed hooks and other items left by anglers. A Canada goose, found with line wrapped round its neck, was also injured at the privately-owned former quarry, which is a wildlife haven and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. RSPCA animal collection officer Joel Millard rescued the most recent victim, an adolescent swan which had a three-barbed fishing hook sticking out of its neck.
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Litter left by anglers is threatening wildlife at a North Yorkshire nature reserve. RSPCA officers have been to Hayre Park gravel pits in Knaresborough three times in as many weeks to rescue members of a family of swans which live on the lake and have become tangled up in fishing lines or have swallowed hooks and other items left by anglers. A Canada goose, found with line wrapped round its neck, was also injured at the privately-owned former quarry, which is a wildlife haven and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. RSPCA animal collection officer Joel Millard rescued the most recent victim, an adolescent swan which had a three-barbed fishing hook sticking out of its neck.
More information - Yorkshire Today