Florida business owners allegedly scattered 1,500 mothballs on beach to send endangered birds packing
Two Florida business owners have been charged with third-degree felonies after allegedly spreading about 1,500 "toxic" mothballs across a beach in hopes of keeping an "imperiled" bird species from nesting there.If convicted, they could each face up to five years in prison, fines of up to $5,000 and up to five years of probation.The problem started in late April when beachgoers noticed mothballs on the white, sugary sand on St. […]
