Prometheus 6

Here's the deal, people. Wildlife waste is like background radiation...it's part of the system. You CAN'T get rid of it. If the system gets out of balance, something else caused it.

Wildlife Waste Is Major Water Polluter, Studies Say
By David A. Fahrenthold
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 29, 2006; A01

Does a bear leave its waste in the woods?

Of course. So do geese, deer, muskrats, raccoons and other wild animals. And now, such states as Virginia and Maryland have determined that this plays a significant role in water pollution.

Scientists have run high-tech tests on harmful bacteria in local rivers and streams and found that many of the germs -- and in the Potomac and Anacostia rivers, a majority of them-- come from wildlife dung. The strange proposition that nature is apparently polluting itself has created a serious conundrum for government officials charged with cleaning up the rivers.