Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge Is Poisoned
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Science, Agriculture, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Animals, Endangered Species, Zoology, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Pollution, Toxic Waste
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: California
- Date: 1983
Article abstract: Dissolved solids from agricultural runoffs built up in the Kesterson Reservoir ponds and created a toxic environment for breeding migratory fowl.
Summary of Event
California’s Central Valley once contained most of the state’s 5 million acres of wetlands. In the 1900’s, an estimated 60 million birds using the so-called Pacific Flyway wintered there. The expanse of wetlands shrank as the area became important agriculturally, and by the end of the century only about 300,000 acres remained, while the number of birds using the flyway...
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