Kip Powick Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Landing at LAX? Watch out for shrimp Airports can face a whole host of regulatory headaches, but few can top this one at Los Angeles International. The airport suddenly found itself in a dispute over an endangered species after a rare breed of shrimp – yes, shrimp – were found living on LAX grounds. The endangered Riverside fairy shrimp were discovered to have an extensive habitat at LAX, one of the species last significant habitats. But airport officials said they couldn't protect the shrimp, arguing that keeping standing water and the shrimp on its grounds could attract birds. Bird, of course, are dangerous around airport runways since they could get sucked into a jet engine and cause major damage. The city apparently agreed with the airport, and will undertake what the Los Angeles Times (free registration) calls a "massive relocation effort" that will see workers move 468 tons of dirt – by hand – to try to save the shrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chockalicious Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 I hope they "save" the shrimp in a little bit of garlic butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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