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We discourage the use of balloons at our facility. One of the things we talk
about is the danger balloons pose to wildlife, especially sea turtles.
Animals will ingest the balloons and choke to death or have their digestive
tracks blocked and starve. So when at home, we recommend that visitors pop
their balloons and not release them into the air. You can read more about
the sad fate of balloon-entangled animals from this Virginia website:
http://www.longwood.edu/CLEANVA/balloons.htm



Jason Robertshaw
Media and Technology Coordinator

Mote Marine Laboratory
Center for Distance Learning
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236

voice: 800-691-MOTE / 941-388-4441 x 250
fax: 941-388-3503
video: 12.174.210.70
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Opinions expressed are not Mote Marine Laboratory policy unless so
indicated.


On 9/20/06 3:34 AM, "Ian Russell" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> At 01:45 20/09/2006, Karen Keese wrote:
> 
>> Has anyone discontinued the use of balloons in their museum/science
>> center due to concerns about safety and liability (choking/suffocation)?
> 
> ...and also latex allergies. What is the world coming to?
> 
> 
> [log in to unmask] * http://www.interactives.co.uk
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> Give people facts and you feed their minds for an hour.
> Awaken curiosity and they feed their own minds for a lifetime.
> *
> Ian Russell 
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