Officials believe the recent extreme heat was responsible for the deaths of several hundred fish found belly-up in a pond on the National Mall.
A mix of bluegill, sunfish and bass was found dead this week in the pond at Constitution Gardens. The shallow pond sits just west of the World War II Memorial.
National Park Service spokesman Mike Litterst says he did not have an exact number of the number of fish that died.
Officials say the recent heat likely spurred on the growth of algae, robbing the water of oxygen.
A similar fish kill happened in the same pond in 2013. Litterst says the agency is in talks to add an aeration system and make the pond deeper so that another fish kill doesn’t happen.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Wow! Fish kill in a pond on the National Mall and a picture of the Washington Monument is displayed. What wonderful reporting!
The only news is after the fish kill in 2013, government flunkies didn’t have enough sense to put in an aeration system and/or make the pond deeper. They had to wait until the kill-off happened the second time to apply some common sense.
Haven’t they heard President Obama’s speeches on Climate Change being the greatest danger to America. ISIS and Terrorists, not so much!
This happens all the time in Texas. High temps, shallow water and lack of oxygen will cause it every time! Funny how climate change has been happening for 200 years.
YEAH TEXAS AND NOAH SAYS THE OCEANS ARE GETTING COOLER, AND THEY COVER 3/4 OF THE EARTH, DID ANYBODY EVER THINK THAT OBUMBA MIGHT BE TRYING TO FILL US FULL OF FECAL WASTE, JUST LIKE HIS PRESIDENCY.!
A message to Obama from New Jersey….
NEWS FLASH!!!!!
World discovers that all the hot air is caused when the politically elected open their mouths and let it all out.
Gotta love you db. So true
Okay, who peed in the pool? Which one of the liberal drugees peed in the pool?
This happens in ponds from time to time. Pond turnovers may come without warning. A lot of dead fish appearing at the same time is a good indication that the pond has experienced a turnover. I’m not sure digging the pond deeper will prevent the problem from happening in the future.