‘Biologically dead’ river Thames in UK now home to sharks and seals, analysis shows
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The river is home to more than 115 species of fish and 92 species of bird, faces pollution and climate change threats, the the Zoological Society of London warned in a report.
New Delhi: The river Thames in United Kingdom which had been declared “biologically dead” in 1957 because of extreme levels of pollution has made an astounding recovery, a report by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) stated.
The wildlife at the tidal stretch of the river includes seals, seahorses, wading birds and more. Tope, starry smooth-hound and spurdog are shark species that have been identified as part ZSL's Greater Thames Shark Project. The project began last year and is designed to gather more data on the three elusive shark species that reside in the Thames’s outer estuary.
We've today launched our State of The Thames report - a benchmark report to see how far we've come since the Thames was declared biologically dead 50 years ago. We've seen big improvements in water quality and wildlife. Read it here: https://t.co/gnN62UnOvM #NatureAtHeart pic.twitter.com/LQ6UOqkCRh