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When Planet X entered the inner Solar System in late 2002 - early 2003, it was not just the Earth that reacted, as it did with an increase in earthquakes, volcanism and extreme weather, the animal life on Earth also started showing signs of the approaching monster.
The most noticeable symptoms were:
- Crazy Animal Behaviour: Reports of bizarre behaviour including animal attacks from normally passive creatures and spiders spinning webs over whole fields.
- Confused Animals: Whales and dolphins stranding themselves on beaches in droves or getting lost upstream in coastal rivers.
- Large fish and bird kills: Flocks of birds falling dead from the sky and shoals of fish dying and floating to the surface of lakes, rivers and washing up along coastlines.
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Crazy Animal Behaviour
Reports of crazy animal behaviour have included sheep that charged a farmer’s wife off a cliff, deer attacking a car and rabbits biting pedestrians. Spiders have spun webs over whole fields and caterpillar larvae have covered whole trees in silk.
As usual, the Zetas explain the true causes:
http://www.zetatalk.com/transfor/t154.htm (Jan 11th 2003)
Animal behavior also has been noted as almost crazed, where animals normally passive and seeking to avoid confrontation will attack with provocation, or fly in the wrong direction during migration. This is due to signals the animals or insects get from the core of the Earth, signals not known to man, but nonetheless there. [……] Spiders weaving webs to an extreme so that acres are covered under webs, get noted, but the base behavior is normal for a spider. EOZT
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Confused Animals
Other erratic behaviour among animals included a seeming loss of direction with whales and dolphins swimming inland and stranding themselves on beaches.
Unreliable Compasses (March 28th, 2009)
The compass is unreliable for the past few years, and lately has gotten very extreme in its variance. Many animals and insects have a biological compass, recording during migrations where that compass laid, and when taking a return trip relying on the recording to guide them back. If the Earth's N Pole swings away from the press of Planet X, which is increasingly pointing its N Pole at the Earth, then these animals are not given correct clues and aim for land or up a river. Sad to say, this will only get worse as the last weeks and the pole shift loom on the horizon. EOZT
Are due to the Magnetic Clash (July 1st, 2006)
The compass anomaly, swinging to the East, is indicative of the Earth adjusting to the approach of Planet X and the clash of their magnetic fields. The change is indicative of a clash in magnetic fields as Planet X comes ever closer to the Earth, their fields touching. It is the combined field that Earth must adjust to, and continue to adjust to, not the exact position of the N Pole of Planet X within these fields, and the Sun's magnetic field enters into the equation too. This dramatic change, noted by a conscientious tracker, checking dual compasses daily for years, indicates that the Earth is trying to align side-by-side with Planet X, bringing its magnetic N Pole to point toward the Sun, as Planet X is currently doing in the main. These adjustments are temporary, and change about, as magnets can make dramatic and swift changes in their alignment with each other. Put a number of small magnets on a glass, with iron ore dust, and move a large magnet about under them, and watch the jerking about they do. Are we saying the Earth's magnetic field is going to get more erratic in the future, dramatically so? There is no question that this will be one of the signs that will come, yet another not covered by the Global Warming excuse. EOZT
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Large fish and bird kills
Hundreds, if not thousands, of these events have taken place with the frequency increasing year on year. Poignant examples include the 20 tonnes of dead herring which washed ashore in Norway and 1200 pelicans found on a beach in Peru.
Earth Farts (January 9th, 2007)
We have explained, in great detail, that the stretch zone does not register great quakes when rock layers pull apart and sink, as this is a silent Earth change. Nancy has carefully documented breaking water and gas mains, derailing trains, dislocating bridge abutments, mining accidents, and outbreaks of factory explosions, showing that these have occurred in rashes on occasion, when the rock layers pulled apart. [……] In September-October of 2005, a smell of rotten eggs was sensed from LA to Thunder Bay on Lake Superior to the New England states and throughout the South-Eastern US. We explained at that time that this was due to rock layers being pulled apart, releasing gas from moldering vegetation trapped during prior pole shifts, when rock layers were jerked about, trapping vegetation. We explained in March of 2002 that black water off the coast of Florida was caused by this phenomena. Do these fumes cause people to sicken, and birds to die? Mining operations of old had what they called the canary in a birdcage, to warn the miners of methane gas leaks. Birds are very sensitive to these fumes, and die, and this is indeed what happened in Austin, TX. Were it not for the explosions associated with gas leaks, it would be common knowledge that gas leaks sicken, as the body was not structured to breathe such air for long. EOZT
Zetatalk Explanation (January 8th, 2011)
Dead fish and birds falling from the sky are being reported worldwide, suddenly. This is not a local affair, obviously. Dead birds have been reported in Sweden and N America, and dead fish in N America, Brazil, and New Zealand. Methane is known to cause bird dead, and as methane rises when released during Earth shifting, will float upward through the flocks of birds above. But can this be the cause of dead fish? If birds are more sensitive than humans to methane release, fish are likewise sensitive to changes in the water, as anyone with an aquarium will attest. Those schools of fish caught in rising methane bubbles during sifting of rock layers beneath them will inevitably be affected. Fish cannot, for instance, hold their breath until the emergency passes! Nor do birds have such a mechanism. EOZT
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Howard
This phenomena also occurred in Ireland:
Empirical Analysis
Obviously, Starlings are incredibly acrobatic birds and thus are highly unlikely to "crash into" themselves or other objects while in flight, as has been attributed to be the cause of many recent bird deaths.
Jan 9, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.bahamasb2b.com/news/2012/01/dead-fish-wash-up-on-montagu...
Dead Fish Wash Up on Montagu Foreshore – VIDEO
Young fish littered the shoreline including; snappers, minnows, barracudas and even an octopus.
Fishermen said the seabed is also littered with dead fish.
The Port Department is working with environmental officials to investigate the cause of the event.
Several years ago, a similar event occurred on the coast of Andros. It was alleged that sonar testing at Autec was responsible for that incident, although that was never admitted to, or proven.
Jan 12, 2012
Andrew Veresay
this is a bit older news, but still..
on December 27, 2011 young pink flamingoes were discovered for the first time in Odessa region of Ukraine
http://translate.google.com.ua/translate?hl=ru&sl=auto&tl=e...
and in November 2011 pink flamingoes landed in Tomsk region of Russia! (that is Western Siberia)!!!
http://translate.google.com.ua/translate?hl=ru&sl=uk&tl=en&...
Jan 15, 2012
Sevan Makaracı
An animal welfare organization says up to 30 dolphins have been found stranded on five Cape Cod beaches, and only 11 were able to be released. Kerry Branon of the International Fund for Animal Welfare says the common dolphins were found in Dennis, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet on Saturday. She says of the 28 to 30 dolphins found, 10 to 12 have died and eight were inaccessible to rescuers. Branon told The Associated Press the surviving dolphins were given blood tests and evaluated to determine their health, then some were tagged and released at Scusset Beach. The cause of the beaching could not immediately be determined.
Source
Jan 15, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
DEP investigating methane in Wyoming County water wells
Published: January 15, 2012
State environmental regulators are investigating a potential case of methane gas leaching into two water wells in Nicholson Twp. and have cited a nearby gas driller for failing to report "defective, insufficient or improperly cemented casing" in three of its Marcellus Shale wells.
The Department of Environmental Protection's investigation, which began on Dec. 9 with a resident's complaint, has not yet determined the source of the methane in the two Wyoming County water wells.
On Dec. 19, regulators found 100 percent combustible gas between the cemented steel casings in three natural gas wells on Chief Oil and Gas's Polovitch well pad, according to a violation notice sent to the company on Jan. 4. State regulators view methane between a well's casings as evidence of flaws in a well's construction.
The DEP measured methane in one nearby water well at 42.1 milligrams per liter and the other at 22.1 milligrams per liter. The department has called methane levels above 28 milligrams per liter the "true level of concern" because at that point water can no longer hold the gas, which begins to escape to the air.
Methane in drinking water is not known to pose a health threat, but it can create an explosion risk if it concentrates in enclosed spaces. Sweeps of the two Nicholson homes showed no concentrated gas, and methane alarms have been installed in both homes, DEP spokeswoman Colleen Connolly said.
Chief voluntarily provided replacement bulk and bottled water to both residences and one of the homes has since hooked into a spring water supply, Ms. Connolly said.
Chief spokeswoman Kristi Gittins said there is no methane in the enclosed spaces above the water wells, which have been vented. And there is no evidence of flaws in the three gas wells, called the Polovitch 1H, 4H and 5H, she said.
"There's nothing in our data to show anything wrong," she said.
"Sometimes it's just a matter of education."
She said methane levels found in drinking water sampling in the area before the Polovitch wells were drilled match the current levels found in the two water wells being evaluated by DEP.
"The methane levels that were in the pre-drill water well tests and the current water well tests in that area don't show any variance to suggest that this is a case of methane migration," she said. "This one's pretty clear cut."
She could not say whether pre-drill methane samples were specifically taken from the two water wells now under review.
The DEP is not aware of pre-drill methane samples taken at either water supply, Ms. Connolly, the department spokeswoman, said, "so we have no record of any methane in the wells prior to drilling."
The department is currently testing the water wells for other contaminants, like metals and salts, Ms. Connolly said. It is sampling methane from both the gas wells and water wells to compare the molecular fingerprint of the gas. It is also evaluating the gas wells' design.
"We're looking at the construction diagram of these wells to study more remedial measures to see what else we can do to fix them," Ms. Connolly said.
Read more: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/dep-investigating-methane-in-wyomi...
Jan 15, 2012
bill
53 dead fur seals wash up on Australian beach
ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) - More than 50 dead New Zealand fur seals have been found washed up on a beach in South Australia in unexplained circumstances, environmental officials said on Tuesday.
The discovery was made on Sunday in the remote Lincoln National Park with three of the seals taken to the University of Adelaide where post-mortem examinations were to be carried out Tuesday.
The South Australia Department of Environment and Natural Resources said 51 of the protected species were juveniles and two were considered young adults.
"There's no indication of foul play. Our people said they could have been dead for up to a week," a department spokesman told AFP.
"Because of the large number it's a concern and we hope to learn more from the post-mortems."
New Zealand fur seals, generally considered docile, are found along Australia's southern coast and the coast of New Zealand's South Island.
The spokesman said there were some rocky outcrops off the Lincoln National Park coast that the seals used for breeding.
Jan 17, 2012
Derrick Johnson
Hi syarif nur arief
Here is ZetaTalk about animals and insects acting strange or off course due to the influence of Planet X
http://www.zetatalk.com/transfor/t154.htm
http://www.zetatalk.com/transfor/t71.htm
http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta503.htm
The compass is unreliable for the past few years, and lately has gotten very extreme in its variance. Many animals and insects have a biological compass, recording during migrations where that compass laid, and when taking a return trip relying on the recording to guide them back. If the Earth's N Pole swings away from the press of Planet X, which is increasingly pointing its N Pole at the Earth, then these animals are not given correct clues and aim for land or up a river. Sad to say, this will only get worse as the last weeks and the pole shift loom on the horizon.
Jan 18, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
A human story of methane, potentially explosive situation. They think it was caused by hydraulic drilling but it is the Big Bad Bully, Planet X breaking ripping and crunching things up.
http://medinagazette.northcoastnow.com/2012/01/18/feds-say-2-state-...
GRANGER TWP. — In 2001, Mark and Sandy Mangan built their dream home on State Road.
More than 10 years later, that dream home is now a potentially explosive nightmare, and Mark Mangan said he believes hydraulic oil and gas drilling in the area is to blame.
Granger Township residents Mark Mangan, left, and Bill Boggs show the contamination in their well water they said was caused by hydraulic drilling in the area. Explosive levels of natural gas have been measured at wellheads behind their State Road homes.
Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services determined the Mangans’ home and the home of neighbors Bill and Stephanie Boggs pose a public health hazard because of methane gas in the water lines.
“We’re living in a bomb,” said Mangan, a volunteer firefighter.
According to a letter from the department to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Granger Fire Department investigated an odor of natural gas coming from the wellhead behind the Mangans’ home in November.
The area was measured for oxygen levels and the level of explosivity, referred to as an LEL level. According to the letter, an area is considered hazardous if the level of explosivity is above 10 percent at the surface of the wellhead.
The well behind the Mangans’ home was reading 47.4 percent, and the well behind the Boggs’ home was 34.7 percent, according to the documents.
“The high LEL levels at the wellhead suggest that significant levels of explosive gases could be released during periods of water use and the accumulation of gases in the indoor air,” the document said, adding the conditions “pose a public health hazard.”
Less than a mile from the homes are two vertically drilled natural gas wells in Allardale Park.
Medina County Park Director Tom James said the wells were installed in 2008, but it was not the county’s decision to move forward with the project. He said the Allard family donated the land to the county on the condition that already signed leases for drilling would be upheld.
The issue of hydraulic drilling, known as fracking, has caused controversy in Medina County and throughout the nation as companies look to tap into potential oil and natural gas in the Utica and Marcellus shales about 6,000 feet underground.
Hydraulic fracturing involves injecting water, particles and chemicals underground at high pressure to break up shale and release natural gas.
When asked about a possible connection between the two wells and the health hazards of two township homes, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources provided an email response that said the wells were investigated extensively and there is no connection.
A third, abandoned well across the street from the Mangans’ house, however, may be to blame, according to the ODNR.
Mark Mangan said the abandoned well was sealed in 1966, but he believes a builder cracked the top of it when a house was built in the area in the 1970s, causing gas to leak from the well. A diversion pipe was installed to ensure the gas did not pose a threat, he said.
“That’s what they’re saying is leaking into our wells, but we’ve been here since 2001 and never had that problem until the day they drilled the (Allardal
Jan 18, 2012
julia wall
Australia shark attack on surfer is third this year
An Australian man has been seriously wounded in a shark attack off the country's west coast, in the third such incident this month.
Police said the 26-year-old man was swimming off Coral Bay beach when a 10ft (3m) tiger shark bit his arm.
The attack came one day after a surfer was seriously injured in a shark attack north of Sydney.
Shark attacks in Australia average about three a year, and this month's spate of incidents is unusual.
Medics say the injuries of the man attacked on Thursday are not life-threatening and his condition is stable.
In Wednesday's attack, the man was set upon near Newcastle, 125km (80 miles) from Sydney. Witnesses believe a great white or bull shark was involved.
On 4 January, another surfer survived a shark attack in the city of Gosford, north of Sydney.
In October, a great white shark killed a US diver in what was thought to be the second fatal shark attack in Western Australia in 12 days.
Shark attacks in Australia have caused 27 deaths in the last 22 years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16632606
Jan 19, 2012
bill
Nearly 60 Dolphins Stranded on Cape Cod
Jan 21, 2012
Howard
This ribbon seal is only the second of its kind (on record) to make the journey so far south from its traditional range in the frigid waters off Alaska and Russia. In 1962, a ribbon seal showed up on a beach near Morro Bay, Calif., a town about 200 miles (320 kilometers) north of Los Angeles. Source
Jan 21, 2012
bill
Whales beached at Papamoa
Four beaked whales were beached at Papamoa Beach. Photo / Richard Moore
Department of Conservation workers and Project Jonah were called to Papamoa Beach East in Tauranga this morning where four whales, believed to have been Beaked whales, had stranded themselves ashore.
By the time crews had arrived the whales had already died, prompting a necropsy to determine as much information about the whales and why they had stranded.
The procedure should also establish if the deaths were at all related to Rena oil contamination
Jan 21, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://onionlive.com/2012/01/15/dead-fishes-at-yamuna-shock-pilgrims/
Dead fishes at Yamuna shock pilgrims
Heaps of dead fish were also noticed at village Narhauli near Farah in Mathura district.The quality of water in the river deteriorated after abrupt discharge from the Gokul barrage, which raised the water level in Agra by a foot Friday.
“The water stored at Gokul barrage is all industrial effluents and sewer waste flowing down from upstream cities and industrial clusters of Faridabad and Ballabhgarh. Even bacterias cant survive in this polluted water,” said activist Shravan Kumar Singh of the Yamuna Foundation for Blue Water. Surendra Sharma, president of the Braj Mandal Heritage Conservation Society, said: “Every year there are incidents of fish deaths and still the authorities are not waking up to the threat.”
Jan 23, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
A really interesting article about how the animal population has thrived most prominently the wolves in radiation wracked Chernobyl. Vegetation and animals have no problem thriving post human, even in the face of radiation poisoning.
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/11348898-radioactive-wolv...
Radioactive wolves occupy vacated homes
Chernobyl reclaimed by wolves and other animals after humans vacated their homes - utube video.
Speaking of health, it took a nuclear reactor accident to bring the animal, especially the thriving wolf population back to Chernobyl. Should the US take note of what happens to an area when that place is deserted by humans due to an accident?
Check out the excellent PBS video, Radioactive wolves. And see the Radioactive Wolves Homepage. Also check out the uTube videos, Chernobyl Reclaimed: An Animal Takeover (1 of 5).
What happens to nature after a nuclear accident? And how does wildlife deal with the world it inherits after human inhabitants have fled? People looking for healthier environments such as wildlife parks to explore, can take a lesson just by looking at how the animals reclaimed the city when the people left.
What happened is that back in 1986 the world witnessed a nuclear meltdown at the infamous Chernobyl power plant in present-day Ukraine. The accident left miles of land in radioactive ruins.
The first animals to take over were the bison herds and then the wolves....So that the land began to look as it did just after the end of the last ice age. Residents living in areas most contaminated by the disaster were evacuated and relocated by government order.
Today, there's a no-man’s land human making that is now left to its own devices. That land will be radioactive for thousands of years. But has it changed the animal life? Not in many measurable ways, so far, say scientists. The wolves are healthy, at least for now, and so are the other animals--eagles, bison, horses, beavers, various birds, moose, and other animals looking much as they did before humans plowed the land.
In the ensuing 25 years, forests, marshes, fields and rivers reclaimed the land, reversing the effects of hundreds of years of human development, according to the Radioactive Wolves blog page.
For the animals, this radiation-wracked exclusion zone, or “dead zone,” has become a kind of post-nuclear wolf Eden, populated by beaver and bison, horses and birds, fish and falcons – and ruled by wolves.
Looks like wolves are kings in that land, in spite of the cold winters between Belarus and the Ukraine. The Belarus side is where the no-radio zone lies and the Ukraine side is radioactive. The wolves cross back and forth between the rivers that separate the two nations.
Access to the radioactive zone is now permitted, at least on a limit
Jan 23, 2012
bill
Whales stranded in Golden Bay
A pod of pilot whales has stranded on Farewell Spit in Golden Bay.
The Department of Conservation says around 90 whales stranded at low tide today.
Staff members and volunteers are now assembling to go out to the spit in an attempted to refloat them.
Earlier this month, eighteen pilot whales were successfully refloated after 25 stranded on the spit
Jan 23, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
Parts of Number 63 Beach littered with dead fishes
Visitors to the Number 63 Beach have been raising concerns over the number of dead fishes that has been washed up along the shoreline since last Friday.
A large sting ray that washed up at the Number 63 Beach
Guyana Times visited the tourist destination on Saturday to discover the decomposing remains of many species of fish, but largely those from the unscaled family, littered along the beach. There was also one very large sting ray which recently washed ashore among a large quantity of small and large fishes.
This publication caught up with three female visitors who had just completed a swim. One of the women, who identified herself as Gaitree from Number 64 Village, said she heard about situation since Friday last, and she experienced it first hand on Saturday during her swim at the beach. The dead fishes were both on the sand, and in the water.
Another woman name Tina, also from the same area, said that it is the first time she has witnessed so many dead fishes on the beach, declaring that “something is definitely wrong”.
“I experienced a lot of dead fish and so long I’m here, I never see so much of fish…. and all sizes of fish from the small one to the big one, especially the unscaled fish them… no scale fish, more un-scale… it get lots of dogs, and they eating out the fish.”
Jan 23, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Dead-animals-wash-up-along-near-Long-...
Whales, sea lion wash up near Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Wash. – Several animals washed up along the Long Beach Peninsula after high winds and heavy surf slammed the Oregon and Washington coastlines this past week.
A stellar sea lion, a sperm whale and a baby gray whale were found dead along the beach, along with several birds.
Experts will be conducting necropsies to determine what killed the animals.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Network also recently rescued two birds that were hurt during the storm. Officials said those birds would be rehabilitated and then re-released back into the wild.
Jan 23, 2012
Lynne Warbrooke
Perhaps they are moving away from a climate which is about to change dramatically to a tempory home which will become more ideal in the not too distant future
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/science/earth/spike-in-snowy-owl-...
It is well accepted that animals are faster than humans to accept what is and are much more in tune with nature and its cycles. Maybe if there is aomeone on this site who can draw significance to this event with the snowy owl? I cannot believe that they shot the one which turned up in Hawaii because they thought it would interfere with the planes at the airport. How did we become so blinded?
Jan 23, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
Fishing: There was a red tide boom; why only dead mullet were found is a mystery
I am not sure what the concentration levels were, but I am sure the scientists who take the readings were right about them being raised. If this is true, then my next question may seem strange. What killed all the fish?
After having been out three days during the event, all I saw were dead mullet. I only saw one small jack mixed in with the dead mullet. So, why do I question what killed the fish?
Normally with red tide, it does not discriminate. You will see all kinds of fish dead. Catfish especially seem to be susceptible and not a one did I see.
Secondly, the only place I saw dead fish was around the mouth of the river and near the Sanibel Causeway area. Once I got up to St. James City or north I saw no dead fish.
Then, I received two reports. One was from a couple fishing off Fort Myers Beach and the other from a pilot who flies what is known as the sundown patrol.
The couple asked me while we were in Captain Rob’s bait shop getting bait, why were there so many dead mullet floating with no heads.
I had no answer at the time. After thinking about it I began to wonder if they were actually seeing dead fish in an arched position with their heads under water. I personally did not see any with their heads lopped off.
The pilot, whom I met at the Punta Rassa boat ramp, said he was making the patrol circuit the weekend before and had noted off Redfish Pass, 48 commercial boats all around a large school of fish. They were all casting nets and the decks were littered with fish.
Jan 24, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
2 dolphins die on Cape Cod as strandings continue
Monday, January 23, 2012 - Added 1 hour ago
WELLFLEET - Two more dolphins have died as the animals continue to strand themselves on Cape Cod.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare said the dolphins stranded on the Eastham-Orleans line Monday. One died shortly after rescuers found it. The other was initially guided out to sea, but stranded again in Orleans and died just as workers were starting to move it to a rescue trailer for care.
The group says 85 dolphins have stranded the Cape since the middle of the month, including 30 in one day on Jan. 14.
Fifty of the dolphins were dead when they were found and 11 died later. An IFAW spokesman said 24 were able to be released back into the open ocean, though three of those have since died.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/201201232_dolphins_d...
Jan 24, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-24/dead-fish-in-swan-river/3790926
5,000 fish found dead in Perth's Swan River
Updated January 24, 2012 18:53:49
Low oxygen levels and hot weather are believed to have killed thousands of fish in Perth's Swan River.
About 5,000 dead fish were discovered between the Middle Swan Bridge and the Ellen Brook in the upper reaches of the river.
Swan River Trust spokesman Mark Cugley says recent rain and hot weather have decreased oxygen levels in the waterway and that particular area is outside the reach of the river's oxygenation plants.
"Sudden rainfall often drags nutrient-rich organic matter into the river and this typically causes oxygen levels to rapidly drop below levels suitable for fish and other aquatic fauna," he said.
"It is something that is of a concern, and although we believe the cause was low oxygen levels in the water column, we are monitoring the water quality and sending off samples of those fish for that to be clarified."
Mr Cugley says most of the fish appear to be juvenile black bream with the remainder being trumpeter.
Jan 24, 2012
Love is the answer
Tens of thousands of birds invade Oldham County Neighborhood
Residents of Kentucky's Oldham County are trying to scare away a massive flock of black birds that are living in a wooded area and clouding the skies.
Jan 26, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2012/01/stranding-specialist...
Stranding specialists on alert after about 200 dolphins are sighted in Cape Cod Bay; 77 have already died
Approximately 200 dolphins have been sighted in the center of Cape Cod Bay, dolphin stranding specialists said today, announcing that rescue teams have been put on alert in case the dolphins come ashore.
“It’s a concern just given what’s happened in the recent past,” said A.J. Cady, a spokesman for the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Since Jan. 12, 98 dolphin strandings have been confirmed, Cady said. Sixty-three of the animals were found dead. Of the 35 found alive, 11 died while being rescued, 24 were released, and three of those have since been found dead.
“We tend to get a bit more strandings this time of year,” Cady said. However, he said, “You certainly don’t see this kind of large strandings of common dolphin happen very often.”
He said that while there are several theories about the strandings, the cause is still a mystery. “At the moment, there’s nothing conclusive.
Jan 26, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16764017
Dead fish found in stream off River Usk near Brecon
An investigation is under way after more than 100 fish were found dead in a stream off the River Usk in Powys.
Environment Agency Wales made the discovery at around 13:30 GMT on Friday.
The fish and a large amount of silt were found in the stream, about a mile from Brecon, and officers are trying to establish the cause of death.
Jan 27, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/More-dead-dolphins-wash-up...
More dead dolphins wash up on Southeast Louisiana coast
wwltv.com
January 27, 2012
NEW ORLEANS-- It's been a busy few months for Suzanne Smith of the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas.
"We keep all kinds of species here," she said.
Smith is also a part of the Louisiana Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Program. Just last week alone, she conducted necropsies on three dead dolphins found near Grand Isle.
"We're finding, unfortunately, more dead dolphins than we normally would," Smith said. "So, the testing on the necropsies has gotten very strict and we are taking duplicate and triplicate samples on all parts, externally and internally on these animals, to try and find out what is happening out in the wild population."
Since the beginning of the month, 14 marine mammals, including a dozen dolphins, have been found along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Half of the dead dolphins washed up on the Louisiana coast.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) calls it an "Unusual Mortality Event" in the northern Gulf and next month will mark two years since it began. The tally so far: 630 dead.
The event started in February of 2010 - two months before the oil spill began. Still, the deaths raise a red flag with the Gulf Restoration Network.
"The ongoing death of these dolphins speaks to the idea that we haven't seen all of the impacts from the BP oil drilling disaster end yet," said Dan Favre of the Gulf Restoration Network
Since there is an ongoing investigation and litigation involving the BP spill, Smith and other scientists are not allowed to reveal what they have found in the necropsies. Last fall, NOAA said some of the dead dolphins showed signs of a virus called Brucella. What role, if any, the oil spill may have played with the immune systems of the dead dolphins is still not clear and neither is when the strandings may finally stop.
"I hope we don't see anything more, but I would say we still have a little more time where we're going to be on the edge of our seat in seeing what might actually happen in the future," Favre said.
All of this comes as a federal trial is scheduled for February 27, related to liability in the oil spill and spanning multiple jurisdictions and claims. That trial, considered the first of three trial phases, will focus on what caused the blowout and spill.
Jan 28, 2012
Weston Ginther
Snowy Owls Soar South From Arctic In Rare Mass Migration
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Bird enthusiasts are reporting rising numbers of snowy owls from the Arctic winging into the lower 48 states this winter in a mass southern migration that a leading owl researcher called "unbelievable."
Thousands of the snow-white birds, which stand 2 feet tall with 5-foot wingspans, have been spotted from coast to coast, feeding in farmlands in Idaho, roosting on rooftops in Montana, gliding over golf courses in Missouri and soaring over shorelines in Massachusetts.
A certain number of the iconic owls fly south from their Arctic breeding grounds each winter but rarely do so many venture so far away even amid large-scale, periodic southern migrations known as irruptions.
"What we're seeing now -- it's unbelievable," said Denver Holt, head of the Owl Research Institute in Montana.
"This is the most significant wildlife event in decades," added Holt, who has studied snowy owls in their Arctic tundra ecosystem for two decades.
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Jan 29, 2012
Andrew Veresay
Arctic snowy owls soar south in mass move
This is unprecedented for these owls to move in mass
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46180562/ns/us_news-environment/#.TyWAs...
Jan 29, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/16-crows-found-dead-in-g...
16 crows found dead in Ganjam village
PTI | 06:01 PM,Jan 29,2012 Berhampur (Odisha), Jan 29 (PTI) With the death of 16 crows at Mudulipalli village in Odisha's Ganjam district in the span of two hours, triggering avian influenza scare in the area today. "We have found 16 dead crows in the village, samples of two were preserved to be sent for testing," Chief District Veterinary Officer (Ganjam), A K Swain said. Unconfirmed reports, however, put the crow death toll to 20 during the period. With the 16 crow deaths, a total of 42 birds of different species were found to be dead in the district. Veterinary officials had earlier detected dead crows, pigeons, kite and pelican in different parts of the district. Besides the samples of the dead crows, the samples of 353 poultry were also sent for testing, CDVO said. The CDVO, however, asserted the poultry sector in the district was so far unaffected with the spread.
Jan 29, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/33287-Dead-fish-found-Canal...
Dead fish found at Canal dos Patos
More than a ton of dead fish has been floating during last week at Canal dos Patos, the channel located between Macau and Zhuhai’s major cross-border area, the Maritime Administration announced.
According to TDM News authorities have picked up almost 50 bags of dead fish since January 19. The Environmental Protection Bureau has already retrieved samples of the water and the fish for testing.
This is just the latest case of dead fish at Canal dos Patos, which aroused concerns over pollution levels of the channel water. In March 2011 a floating dead pig was also discovered.
Last month a new cross border group was created to find solutions to “block the passage of dead fish, control pollution, to dredge and increase the volume of water in the short, medium and long term”.
Cleaning up Canal dos Patos was one of the measures announced by secretary for Transport and Public Works, Lau Si Io, during his 2012 Policy Address in November.
Jan 30, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.demerarawaves.com/index.php/201201303226/Latest/police-p...
Until I learn of another explanation with proof of a human strangulation then I'm considering this a good candidate for methane poisoning.
A well-placed source has told Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com ) that the deer might have been strangled in retaliation to the discovery of irregularities at the zoo.
At least one person has been considered a prime suspect, the source added.
“While it is unclear how and why these deaths occurred, an independent post mortem revealed that the animals died from massive internal hemorrhages, shock and trauma to soft tissues and asphyxia,” the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment said in a statement late Monday.
The deer, including a 3 week old baby deer and a pregnant captive bred were Saturday morning discovered dead in their exhibit by Security Guards and Zoo Keepers, according the ministry.Authorities said the deer represented a strong and successful captive breeding program at the Zoo and were often used in the Education and Awareness Programs and Zoo Camps for school children and adults alike.
”They were known for their tameness and very a popular attraction especially among the children for their engaging and friendly traits. The younger deer formed part of the Children’s petting Zoo,” according to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
Jan 31, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.kionrightnow.com/story/16636009/experts-investigate-dead...
Experts Investigate Dead Birds
Moss Landing, Calif. -Sea shells and crabs are usually found along the shore, but in Moss Landing people say a different animal is stinking up the beach.
"Last week, [There was] clear beach, clear skies, beautiful weather. Now what do I see? There are carcasses on the beach. Why?" said Michael Kasclica, who lives in Watsonville and walks frequently at Moss Landing Harbor beach.
At the edge of Sandholdt Road in Moss Landing is a graveyard for a variety of rotting birds.
"It's despicable and it is definitely unusual," said Kasclica.
People walking along the beach said they found a half dozen birds on both sides of the beach and are alarmed by the sheer number and variety of dead birds.
Both the California Department of Fish and Game and the SPCA Wildlife Center came to check out the dead birds. The departments don't know what killed them and called the scene out of the ordinary.
"The concern is the amount of birds and the location where they're at. It's hard for them to wash a shore this high up," said Warden Sarah Weimer of the California Department of Fish and Game.
"There are a lot of them. A necropsy will show if there are any gun wounds or any human infliction of injury. But otherwise, it looks like something else is going on," said Jessica Shipman, the interim SPCA Wildlife Center supervisor.
SPCA interim Wildlife supervisor said it seems something in the water killed the birds.
"The fish eat the toxic algae and the birds eat the contaminated fish. Their bodies can't handle that," said Shipman.
Most of the dozen birds were taken to biologists at the Department of Fish and Game in Monterey to be tested. The Department of Fish and Game said test results will show the cause of death. Experts do not suspect any human foul play.
Jan 31, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationsubcategoryi...
Home Updated January 31, 2012 10:56 AM
Jan 31, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
Massive die-off of fish in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Philippine officials say climate change is to blame for 49 tons of fish found floating dead in a lake in the country's South Cotabato province.
The local Tilapia fish, being raised in 50 cages in Sebu Lake, had a value of $88,000, Rex Vagas, provincial fishery coordinator, said.
He said 46.5 tons of Tilapia were found dead last Friday and 2.5 tons on Monday, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.
Vagas attributed the massive death of fish to an "annual occurrence" locals call "kamahong," when water temperatures experience extreme increases leading to oxygen depletion in the waters of the lake.
"We ask consumers to avoid buying and eating Tilapia fish from Lake Sebu until further notice from us," Vagas said.
The provincial agriculture office blamed the low oxygen level in Lake Sebu on overstocking and water pollution, probably from fish feeds.
Fish cage operators were told to temporarily stop feeding surviving fish for at least a week to allow the lake's oxygen level to return to normal, authorities said.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/02/01/Massive-die-off-of-fish-...
Feb 2, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.kionrightnow.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp...
Moss Landing, Calif. -Sea shells and crabs are usually found along the shore, but in Moss Landing people say a different animal is stinking up the beach.
"Last week, [There was] clear beach, clear skies, beautiful weather. Now what do I see? There are carcasses on the beach. Why?" said Michael Kasclica, who lives in Watsonville and walks frequently at Moss Landing Harbor beach.
At the edge of Sandholdt Road in Moss Landing is a graveyard for a variety of rotting birds.
"It's despicable and it is definitely unusual," said Kasclica.
People walking along the beach said they found a half dozen birds on both sides of the beach and are alarmed by the sheer number and variety of dead birds.
Both the California Department of Fish and Game and the SPCA Wildlife Center came to check out the dead birds. The departments don't know what killed them and called the scene out of the ordinary.
"The concern is the amount of birds and the location where they're at. It's hard for them to wash a shore this high up," said Warden Sarah Weimer of the California Department of Fish and Game.
"There are a lot of them. A necropsy will show if there are any gun wounds or any human infliction of injury. But otherwise, it looks like something else is going on," said Jessica Shipman, the interim SPCA Wildlife Center supervisor.
SPCA interim Wildlife supervisor said it seems something in the water killed the birds. Read More
Feb 2, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/01/us/massachusetts-dead-dolphins/index....
Dead dolphin tally reaches 81 on Cape Cod
(CNN) -- At least 81 dolphins have been found dead or died shortly after being discovered on Cape Cod in a series of largely unexplained strandings that began early last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
More than 100 dolphins, identified as common and Atlantic white-sided, have been found stranded along the rocky Massachusetts shoreline since January, said NOAA spokeswoman Teri Rowles and activists involved in the rescue effort.
The mammals have at times washed up in groups of as many as 10, added Katie Moore, a manager for the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Activists say they are transporting the living dolphins by trailers, after they are tagged, to an outer Cape Cod coast where they are being released.
While dolphin strandings are not uncommon on Cape Cod, the animal welfare group's program director called the recent number of dead dolphins "disturbing."
"Cape Cod sees an average of 120 dolphin strandings per year," said A.J. Cady.
It's not clear what's prompted the mass deaths, but recent changes in water temperature could be a contributing factor that has disoriented the mammals, said Wellfleet harbormaster Michael Flanagan.
Once beached, they are vulnerable to predators and susceptible to organ damage and sunburn.
"Usually in the winter, the harbor ices over and inhibits the animals from coming close to the shore," Flanagan said. "But now that the water is warmer, we're seeing lots more dolphins washing up than ever before."
Still, the strandings and causes of death are not clear, said Rowles, who added that the region has not experienced this kind of phenomenon in over a decade.
In a similar incident last year, dozens of dead seals were found along the Maine and northern Massachusetts coastlines.
Feb 2, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/somethings-fishy/
Something's fishy: dead eels and waste found in Greendale Creek
2 Feb 12 @ 06:00pm
Dead eels in Greendale Creek where pollution (below) has caused various states of decomposition. MARTIN LANGE
PASSERS-BY at Greendale Creek, Curl Curl, were repulsed to see more than 20 dead eels and fish floating on the water’s surface this morning.
A slick of murky liquid lined the top of the water, while plenty of rubbish was strewn around the dead animals. The influx of material could have been the result of a surge in stormwater from morning rain.
Charles Hamlyn-Harris, vice-president of Curl Curl Lagoon Friends, was disappointed with the scene but resisted jumping to conclusions as to the culprit.
The creek is near an industrial area, but Mr Hamlyn-Harris said there were common causes.
“It’s hard to know why these things tend to happen,” he said. “But there are always people pouring things down the drain.
“There are 30-odd stormwater pipes that feed into that system. It’s sad that you occasionally see paint or something coming out of the drains.”
He said his community group will investigate.
“We’ll get down in our gumboots and see if we can figure what’s caused it,” Mr Hamlyn-Harris said.
“If we can’t, we’ll apply some pressure to (Warringah) council - because they’ve got more scientific resources - to see what’s caused it. I hope people just don’t think it’s one of those things that happens in a polluted environment.”
There is hope these problems could next year be consigned to history.
Sydney Water is building an 18-million litre water tank in Brookvale to store excess water after rainy periods and prevent sewage flowing into the waterway.
Feb 2, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.pattayapeople.com/default.asp?Folder=16&IdArticle=29840
Mystery of Dead Fish Floating in Sea in Bang Saen
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People in Bang Saen were mystified on Tuesday when they witnessed hundreds of dead fish floating in the sea near the Wornapa pier.
Some people believe that a drop in temperature or air pressure caused their deaths. Even so, before a full enquiry could be made, a load of fishing boats suddenly appeared and even though local people were concerned, the fishermen disregarded their requests and pulled in a load of fish to sell at market.
Feb 2, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Whats-ailing-the-cr...
What’s ailing the crows? Birds drop dead, authorities don’t care
KOLKATA: Have you noticed a few crow carcasses in your locality of late? Probably you have, but not given it much thought. After all, it is just a crow. The fact is that these omnipresent birds have been dropping dead in large numbers all over the city since late October and early November. There is no estimate on the number of deaths, but it is large enough to have triggered a major scare had they been chickens or even pigeons.
Like the common man, the authorities are not much bothered with the sudden spurt in crow deaths either. As state animal husbandry & veterinary services director Kamalakanta Saha puts it: "Why are you bothered? How do crow deaths matter until livestock or humans are infected?" It might not matter to him or us. But scientists like Debjani Ghosh, who was with the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Sciences and Jagdish Bose National Science Talent Search, and activists like Ajanta Dey of non-government organization Nature Environment & Wildlife Society are beginning to worry about the sheer number of carcasses that they are encountering during morning walks. "There are days when I see at least four-five dead crows at the Subhas Sarovar.
Come to think of it, I have never witnessed such a phenomenon in the past," says Ghosh. Dey first noticed the phenomenon around Elgin Road around late November.When more crows died, she asked the local garbage collector to report the number of carcasses daily. Between December 8 and 17, the KMC conservancy department staff reported 11 carcasses. Alarmed, she contacted everyone she knew in the city by mail and urged them to enquire with their local garbage collector for at least a fortnight. But the response was tepid.
"There were only three responses. When I called a few, they acknowledged seeing a dead crow here and there but weren't concerned enough. I alerted officials of the forest department but they weren't interested either. Unless people die, there will be no action," she says in frustration.
Feb 3, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.fox19.com/story/16669183/dead-fish-found-in-virginia-com...
More than 1,000 fish float dead in Virginia community
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 10:06 AM AST Updated: Feb 03, 2012 10:11 AM ASTHENRICO, VA (WWBT) -
State authorities are looking into why more than a thousand fish turned up dead in Henrico County. It happened in the Winchester Green subdivision, in the far west end.
It is quite the unpleasant sight, a fish kill, neighbors first discovered earlier in the week. Authorities came out to take a look, and they say more than 1,000 fish died here earlier in the week.
It's a mystery, and it's not pretty: all these dead fish, scattered over two ponds in an otherwise picturesque community.
Sandra register has lived here 22 years and she's never seen anything like it.
"We've never had everything die. I mean, everything is wiped out in here," she said.
The floating and decaying remains were first discovered Monday; including that of a large beaver, though it's unclear if that's related. All week, Sandra and others have been speculating as to what might have happened.
"That someone had put something in the water," Sandra said.
Officials with the Department of Environmental Quality won't confirm that. In fact, there's little they can say for sure.
What's clear is that it's so upsetting to the children and adults who take great pride in what they used to be able to see, right outside their windows.
"It's important to me. I sit at my kitchen table and drink my coffee and watch the deer and occasionally get a glimpse of the fox running by. It's very important to me," Sandra stated.
Whatever happened here to cause this, isn't quite clear. But the DEQ continues to investigate. They say there is no risk to the public.
Neighbors say the water has yet to be tested, but there doesn't appear to be any evidence of a chemical spill or illegal dumping.
Feb 3, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2012/02/game-agency-reports-100-...
Game agency reports 100 dead pigeons in SD town
The South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Department is investigating about 100 suspicious deaths in downtown Rapid City — and the victims are all pigeons.
John Kanta, regional wildlife manager for the department, said Friday that dozens of bird corpses have been recovered since Thursday afternoon. The deaths are mysterious enough that biological samples — translation: dead birds — have been flown to a lab in Madison, Wis., in hopes of determining the cause.
"We're hoping to have an answer early next week," he told The Associated Press.
Sudden and widespread bird deaths have made headlines already this year when hundreds of blackbirds dropped from the sky in Arkansas on New Year's Eve. Officials believe those birds had been so panicked by celebratory fireworks that they collided with objects and died.
Kanta said the pigeon deaths aren't as wide scale — yet, anyway.
"If we don't see many more deaths, it won't be a huge hit to the pigeon population," he said.
The birds might have been sickened by moldy grain or bacterial infection, but Kanta suspects they may have been poisoned.
Officials have collected suspicious corn pellets they believe might be tainted with Avitrol. The poison can legally be used to kill birds if the user has a permit. But even if someone did have a permit, he or she wasn't following the instructions on the label.
"There's a stipulation that if you put it out, you have to clean it up at the end of the day," he said. "And if you end up with dead birds, you must clean those up."
By not following the rules, the possible poisoner might be putting other creatures at risk — most notably peregrine falcons, Kanta said. The falcons are being reestablished in the area.
Stacy Banyai, who owns Altered Art & Scrap Playground, said that pigeons regularly hang out downtown.
"They're kind of fun to listen to," she said, but acknowledged that not all business owners are as pigeon-friendly.
"Some would say it wouldn't hurt if we saw a reduction. They do a lot of damage in terms of the unsightliness of their droppings," Kanta said.
Still, he said, unauthorized poisoning is going too far.
"We're quite worried about the incidental loss we might see with other wildlife," he said. "We certainly don't want to see the pigeons wiped out."
Feb 4, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
Jaipur: A flock of migratory cranes died of electrocution when they a hit a high-voltage power cable passing over their habitat in the Keechan village under Phalodi area of Jodhpur on Friday. District officials said 19 cranes of Demoiselle (Grus Virgo) variety were killed in the accident while three others sustained injuries.
Thousands of Demoiselle cranes (locally known as Kurja) had flown over to their winter habitat in Phalodi from Central Eurasia, Mongolia, China and Turkey. The birds were feeding in a lake when startled by some noise they took a sudden flight and hit the 33 KV line passing over the water body.
As soon as information about incident spread in the village, Keechan sarpanch Khusal Chand Mali, informed the sub-divisional officer of Phalodi after which police team reached the spot. A team of medicos on mobile medical unit led by RS Jain rushed to the spot to attend to the injured birds.
SDM (Phalodi) Dalveer Singh Dadha, who rushed to the spot, told DNA the incident took place after a flock of cranes came in contact with the overhead electricity cable.
“Sixteen birds died on the spot while five sustained injuries; out of the injured three died during treatment while the remaining are under care at the bird rescue centre,” he said. He further said that condition of two injured birds is critical and they are not in a condition to fly. “After conducting post-mortem, the dead birds were handed over to the forest department,” he added.
Feb 4, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
Dispute over cause of dead fish
http://www.nbc12.com/story/16677896/dispute-over-cause-of-dead-fish
Posted: Feb 04, 2012 8:07 PM AST Updated: Feb 04, 2012 8:10 PM ASTHENRICO, VA (WWBT) - Hundreds of dead fish were removed from two Henrico ponds today, but the question remains -- just what killed them?
On Friday, state officials said the cause appeared to be traced to a broken water main that dumped chlorinated water into the Winchester Green ponds.
The director of Henrico's Department of Public Utilities disputes the claim.
Henrico DPU says they're still investigating.
Feb 5, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/07/2628709/dead-birds-found-in-n...
Dead birds found in north Florida
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. -- Beachgoers in north Florida have noticed dozens of dead sea birds on the sand recently, but wildlife officials say there's nothing to worry about.
The Times-Union ( http://bit.ly/zYQmjz) reports that a member of the Jacksonville Waterways Commission found the dead sea birds recently. The birds included gannets and pelicans that had died and washed ashore between Atlantic Beach and Guana Preserve in North St. Johns County.
Officials with the Bird Emergency Aid & Kare Sanctuary and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission say the increase in dead sea birds is simply a result of the migration patterns of the birds, which take them over Florida. Experts say many of the birds simply become exhausted and die over open water and wash ashore.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/07/2628709/dead-birds-found-in-n...
Feb 7, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
What's Killing Millions of California Fish?
But according to Allvoices.com, there's a foot-deep mass of dead fish near L.A.'s King Harbor Marina. Oxygen deprivation seems to be the culprit.
Feb 7, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/6394280/Bird-toll-hits-800
Wetland bird toll hits 800
Up to 800 birds have been found dead at wetlands in Christchurch's eastern suburbs and the oxidation ponds.
The Christchurch City Council said yesterday that during the past few weeks dead birds have been found on the banks of the oxidation ponds in Bromley.
Dead birds have also been found in the Bexley area and the Travis Wetland.
Council ornithologist Andrew Crossland said between 600 and 800 dead birds had been found.
"The earthquakes in Christchurch have caused a lot of changes to water quality but also to effluent levels at the oxidation ponds," he said.
"It's got nothing to do with anything physical such as liquefaction but more to do with the fluctuating water levels and changes like that."
Investigations were underway but the initial diagnosis was avian botulism, a paralysing disease caused by a toxin which thrives in shallow, warm water.
Feb 9, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/hundreds-of-dead-dol...
Hundreds of dead dolphins found off Peru
Over 200 dead dolphins wash ashore
At least 260 dolphins wash ashore in Chiclayo, Peru in over a week.
AT least 264 dead bottlenose dolphins have washed ashore over the past three days on Peru's northern coast, officials said as they seek to discover what killed the marine animals.
The dead dolphins were found over a 103 kilometre stretch of sandy beach, said Edward Barriga, an official with Peru's Oceanic Institute (IMARPE).
"We have taken samples to determine the cause of death," said Barriga, speaking from the city of Lambayeque, adding that vast quantities of dead anchovies had also been found in the region.
The dolphins may have been killed by the impact of off-shore oil exploration and drilling in the region, said Carlos Yaipen with ORCA, a non-governmental group that focuses helping ocean creatures in the south Pacific.
The mass dolphin deaths are a "very serious" issue, Mr Yaipen told AFP.
The head of a Lambayeque group representing aquafarmers, Jorge Cabrejos, said the anchovies appear to have eaten contaminated plankton, which then sickened the dolphins that ate the small fish.
Feb 11, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/environment/developmental-issue...
11 Feb, 2012, 07.12PM IST, PTI
Over 100 pigeons die in Shillong
SHILLONG: At least 100 pigeons have died in this north-east hill city in the past one week, though none of the samples have been tested positive for the H1N1 virus.
The Assam-based Regional Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (RRDL) confirmed that the blood samples were tested negative for the contagious flu virus, State Veterinary Director L Lyngwa said.
He, however, said detailed reports of the samples sent to the department will be made available by Monday.
Residents of Keatinge road locality here and government officials went into a tizzy after at least 100 pigeons died in the area in the past one week.
State veterinary officials rushed to the area to pick up the dead birds three days back.
Veterinary officials said the reason behind the deaths was being looked into.
Authorities had last month undertaken culling operation for more than 6000 domesticated birds in Williamnagar town to contain the spread of the virus in a government-run farm.
Feb 12, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2012/02/14/288701_fishing.html
Probe into mystery deaths of Peru dolphins
NT NEWS | February 14th, 2012
Bottlenose dolphins like the ones whose lives are in danger off the coast of Peru
AT LEAST 264 dead bottlenose dolphins have washed ashore over a stretch of Peru's northern coast, officials said as they seek to discover what killed the marine animals.
The dead dolphins were found over a 103km stretch of sandy beach, Edward Barriga, an official with Peru's Oceanic Institute, said.
"We have taken samples to determine the cause of death," said Mr Barriga, speaking from the city of Lambayeque, adding that vast quantities of dead anchovies had also been found in the region.
The dolphins may have been killed by the impact of off-shore oil exploration and drilling in the region, said Carlos Yaipen with ORCA, a non-governmental group that focuses on helping ocean creatures in the South Pacific.
The mass dolphin deaths are a "very serious" issue, Mr Yaipen said.
The head of a Lambayeque group representing aqua-farmers, Jorge Cabrejos, said the anchovies appeared to have eaten contaminated plankton, which then sickened the dolphins that ate the small fish.
Thirty-four of the world's 81 cetacean species are found off the Peruvian shores, 17 of which are dolphins. Of those, the most common is the bottlenose dolphin.
Feb 14, 2012
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=66174
Birds falling from the sky in American Samoa
Posted at 23:09 on 14 February, 2012 UTC
The American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources is investigating dead Myna birds found in the village of Nu’uuli.
Samoa News reports that Myna birds, an invasive species in American Samoa, have been reported falling from the sky recently in the Nu’uuli area, with around twenty birds found dead.
Eight of the dead birds have been sent off to the United States Geological Survey in Hawaii for testing.
Feb 15, 2012
Howard
Thanks, Starr. Some of these birds were sent to USGS for testing. It appears that USGS is diversifying as an arm of the cover-up. "Eight of the dead birds have been sent off to the United States Geological Survey in Hawaii for testing." Source
Recent ZetaTalk: "The USGS will field your question", the media will be told, and of course the USGS cannot then be blamed for their ignorance or past performance!"
Feb 15, 2012