Decomposing golf balls pose threat to Loch Ness
January 12, 2010 by Tom Moran
No wonder Nessie rarely rears his head these days! Scientists have warned that thousands of golf balls found in Loch Ness pose a significant threat to the environment.
The threat was brought to light last year when cameras trawling the bottom of the loch for US TV show Monster Quest made the discovery.
The hi-tech equipment revealed thousands of plastic-coated golf balls, suggesting that locals and tourists alike had been using Loch Ness as a driving range.
And according to the Danish Golf Union, it takes 1,000 years for a golf ball to decompose.
Experts warned that the balls posed a risk to the unique species found in the 800ft-deep water… could they be referring to Nessie?
Green Party MSP Patrick Harviesaid: “Keep your balls on the fairway or invest in a stock of biodegradable balls.”
Either way, several thousand decomposing golf balls seem an undignified memorial to the much-loved Scottish monster.
Hat tip to the Daily Record
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they need to send someoone out to start retrieving the golf balls
Wow, so you think that maybe. The mystrious Loch Ness Monster has been dining on golf balls? Maybe so. Never knew ppl would be hitting golf balls in their.