One of the biggest beach weekends of the year is just around the corner: The 2022 Memorial Day weekend. Yet, holidays like it are a big concern for wildlife experts…especially since Memorial Day coincides with both sea turtle and shore bird nesting seasons.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. â St. Petersburg leaders are turning to the state for help. City leaders say theyâre overwhelmed by dead fish and struggling to keep up with one of the worst red tide blooms to ever impact the bay area.
âItâs pretty awful. The odor sticks to you. It stays in your nasal passages,â Mayor Rick Kriseman explained. âNot to mention the emotional toll of dealing with all the dead animals.â
St. Petersburg leaders told ABC Action News theyâre also starting to see dead dolphins, sea turtles and goliath groupers. On Wednesday, crews scooped up a 400-pound grouper using a backhoe at Crisp Park.