Keith Gittens
@bladetail.bsky.social
North Yorkshire County Dragonfly Recorder, naturalist, conservationist.
Reposted by Keith Gittens
I've been arguing for many years that dogs bathing in ponds severely impact aquatic invertebrate communities, even where habitat quality appears good. The effects seem very persistent.
The journal article is here: bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The journal article is here: bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Swimming emissions from dogs treated with spot‐on fipronil or imidacloprid: Assessing the environmental risk
Background Fipronil and imidacloprid are increasingly recognised as contaminants of concern in aquatic environments. This study aimed to quantify swimming emissions from dogs treated with spot-on fi...
bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I've been arguing for many years that dogs bathing in ponds severely impact aquatic invertebrate communities, even where habitat quality appears good. The effects seem very persistent.
The journal article is here: bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The journal article is here: bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...