A warning has been issued after toxic algae was discovered at a magnificence spot in Loch Lomond.
Rangers at Loch Lomond and The Trossachs Nationwide Park shared alarming pictures of the poisonous algae, which may kill canine, on social media as temperatures rise.
They confirmed on Friday that that they had experiences of the poisonous blue-green algae at Milarrochy Bay.
The nationwide park advises individuals to maintain themselves, in addition to pets and livestock out of the water, when the algae blooms.
Images of the algae on the magnificence spot clearly present the streaks of green-coloured algae within the water.
In accordance with the Scottish SPCA, the signs from ingesting the toxins can seem inside a couple of minutes or hours, and generally embody vomiting, diarrhoea, disorientation, respiration difficulties and seizures.
It could possibly trigger additionally result in rashes if there's pores and skin contact with people and sickness when swallowed.
The warning from the Nationwide Park learn: "Please remember we now have had experiences of blue-green algae at Milarrochy Bay which may produce toxins that may kill canine and different animals.
"In people it might probably trigger rashes after pores and skin contact and diseases if swallowed."
The algae, which is usually a problem in hotter months, may produce "earthy or grassy odours" and trigger foaming on the shoreline.
The hazard can disappear inside hours or days, relying on the climate and the water temperature, says the Nationwide Park.
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