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With Italy Under Quarantine, Dolphins Return to Venice Canals: WATCH
While Italy is under quarantine due to major coronavirus outbreaks and less boat traffic is clogging Venice’s famous canals, wildlife has been spotted, specifically, dolphins and swans. But while the water looks clearer, it isn’t necessarily less polluted.
Without the traffic of ships and ferries, dolphins have reappeared.
Sardinia, Italy
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— Rex Chapman
(@RexChapman) March 18, 2020
ABC News reports: “However, the transparent water isn’t so much a sign of better water quality as it is the result of the lack of boat traffic, which typically kicks sediment to the surface, Pierpaolo Campostrini, the managing director for the Consortium for Managing Scientific Research on Venice Lagoon System, told ABC News via email. The cold temperature of the water also plays a part, Campostrini said. At about 57 degrees Fahrenheit, there is little synthesis of organic compounds from carbon dioxide, which doesn’t begin until about 62 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Thought I’d spread abit of positivity for you guys. Since the lockdown of Venice without the pollution from boats the water has been begun to clear up and a dolphin has been spotted in the canal for the first time in nearly 60 years! #venice pic.twitter.com/dbq4mGhfnp
— Jack (@NotLacazette) March 17, 2020
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Mother Earth is slowly recovering from us. Snapshot of #Venice pic.twitter.com/X6S5MzkbdX
— Jacob Schot (@Schot_Capital) March 17, 2020
#venice
An unexpected side effect of the pandemic:Water’s flowing through the canals of Venice is clear for the first time in forever.
The fish are visible, the swans returned pic.twitter.com/crWf4kdZ1M
— Aurel Boriçi (@AurelBoriciBT) March 18, 2020
Following the measures taken in #Italy to contain the #coronavirus , the water of #Venice city is so clean !
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— 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕪 𝕁. 𝔽. 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖 (@ThierryJFT) March 17, 2020
As Italians self quarantine in their homes and boats cease to Operate in Venice ,
Dolphins returns & reclaim #venice waters …. Italians pls don’t let them disappear again .
This is what we are doing to mother nature . #coronavirusitaly #covid19italy #COVID2019 pic.twitter.com/du1acMc1nR— MOHIT BARMAN (@mohit_b) March 18, 2020
Said one resident: “Venice hasn’t seen clear canal water in a very long time. Dolphins showing up too. Nature just hit the reset button on us.”
Venice hasn’t seen clear canal water in a very long time. Dolphins showing up too. Nature just hit the reset button on us pic.twitter.com/RzqOq8ftCj
— Gianluca De Santis (@b8taFPS) March 17, 2020
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With Italy Under Quarantine, Dolphins Return to Venice Canals: WATCH
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