Posted on 05/21/2016 11:08:08 AM PDT by School of Rational Thought
In the Rio Grande, low water levels have allowed salt water to enter and ocean species to crowd out freshwater fish. Excessive extraction, primarily for agriculture, is threatening the river, which flows along the U.S.-Mexican border.
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I just read another article about Nile Crocodiles existing in the Everglades now.
FYI, crocs are much larger than the alligators in US, with the average male being 17 ft. Crocs are also known for eating people. Crocs live in brackish waters and salt water.
What is the cost benefit of damming part of Rio Grande allowing it to become shallow enough for it to take on much more salt water, then releasing crocs into it? Also know that the very agressive bull shark is comfortable in brackish waters and can even survive in fresh. One was caught as far north up the Mississippi as Illinois.
Seems that those two species would make one hesitate swimming across the Rio and might save money on building a wall. Just sayin.
Sounds good for slowing down the illegals.
There are stretches of the Rio Grande that are not so grand, more like a creek by eastern standards. It gets pretty low due to irrigation demands, particularly during droughts. Sections I saw in NM looked as if you could wade across.
we camped in Big Bend State Park right on the river. You could wade across and there was evidence of horses crossing. The Texas state Park is upstream from Big Bend NP
there are at two lakes formed from the Rio Grande. The conditions you fear are certainly near the mouth and not very far inland
We were just in the Everglades. There are American crocodiles in Flamingo. We saw some. They’re small.
We heard several nature lectures and there was no mention of there being Nile crocodiles, an entirely different species from the American croc.
“Nile crocodiles identified in South Florida”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/21/us/nile-crocodiles-florida-irpt/
What? Contaminated by too many Illegal criminal invaders wading/swimming across to the U.S?
I thought from the headline Geraldo was in trouble.
See my bio page for pictures of some of our beautiful Txrivers and landscape
Ok. I eat crow. Burmese pythons and now Nile crocs. There won’t be any mammals left in the Everglades before long.
I have driven across the Rio Grande about 40 miles south of Van Horn. No water at all.
That's true... and finally end iconic air boat rides.
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