In the San Silvestre swamp, one of the most important tributaries of the oil port and source of water for the people of Barranco, was reported the death of two manatees in the last 24 hours.
This fact set off alarms in the Ministry of Health and Environment, where Leonardo Granados stated that possibly the cause of these deaths was due to the presence of spilled hydrocarbons in this very relevant tributary.
The strange animal that appeared in an artificial lake Photo:istock
Granados indicated that it has already started a complaint and lawsuit to prevent these important mammals from continuing to die.
Furthermore, he warned that in recent seven years, 16 manatees have died, a highly worrying figure that should not be repeated.
And it is precisely that a tour of the swamp was made, during that journey of one hour and 20 minutes. presence of oil was found.
They investigate its causes Photo:PRIVATE FILE
“It smells like oil, like hydrocarbons, it’s a serious issue.in this way the Antillean manatee is put at risk,” says Secretary Granados.
Furthermore, it was evident several trammel nets for illegal fishing.
“We found nylon trammel nets and that’s how they kill bocachicos, we are going to control this now,” says the official.
The expert announced that the manatee conservation plan It is prohibited to generate sedimentation of wetlands and hydrocarbon risk factor contamination.
Dead manatee in Barrancabermeja Photo:PRIVATE FILE
“What we are seeing is a serious violation, Senit and Ecopetrol have pipelines very close in these areas. We will initiate the appropriate actions, we will not tolerate that,” he says.
What does Ecopetrol say?
Ecopetrol, through a statement, regretted the death of the manatees that appeared lifeless in the swamp in the last hours.
The entity indicated that currentlyor the causes of death are known and that they cannot affirm anything until the results of the investigation are known. necropsy.
Fishing task carried out by the fishermen of San Rafael Photo:Andrea Moreno. THE TIME
Likewise, they indicated that they are willing to commit to the manatee conservation Antillean and with the protection of the environment of the Magdalena Medio.
Precisely, they announced that there is a campaign led by the company to protect these threatened species.
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