{"id":372573,"date":"2018-08-08T12:01:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T11:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-antidepressants-in-britains-water-systems-are-causing-mating-problems-for-starlings\/"},"modified":"2018-08-08T12:01:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T11:01:17","slug":"prison-planet-com-antidepressants-in-britains-water-systems-are-causing-mating-problems-for-starlings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-antidepressants-in-britains-water-systems-are-causing-mating-problems-for-starlings\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb Antidepressants in Britain\u2019s water systems are causing mating problems for starlings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-6032077\/Antidepressants-water-supply-causing-mating-problems-male-starlings.html\"><strong>Daily Mail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>August 7, 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><strong>Female starlings who have ingested antidepressants in Britain\u2019s water systems are more likely to be ignored or attacked by males.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Researchers say worms and other insects are passing the drugs on to the birds after picking them up at sewage works \u2013 a popular feeding ground for starlings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The contaminants may make females less attractive to males because they make the birds more lethargic, researchers said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The problem means males are less likely to sing to contaminated females and could be killing off one of Britain\u2019s best loved native songbirds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Kathryn Arnold, of the University of York, said:\u00a0\u2018Here is the first evidence that low concentrations of an antidepressant can disrupt the courtship of songbirds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018This is important because animals that are slow to find a mate often won\u2019t get to breed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018With many wildlife populations in decline, we have to ask whether more could be done to remove chemical contaminants like pharmaceuticals from our sewage.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-6032077\/Antidepressants-water-supply-causing-mating-problems-male-starlings.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Tuesday, August 7, 2018  at  8:07 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/antidepressants-in-britains-water-systems-are-causing-mating-problems-for-starlings.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p><!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n -->    <\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/antidepressants-in-britains-water-systems-are-causing-mating-problems-for-starlings.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily MailAugust 7, 2018 Female starlings who have ingested antidepressants in Britain\u2019s water systems are more likely to be ignored or attacked by males. 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