Animal Behavior, Methane Poisoning, Dead or Alive and on the move (+ interactive map)

[Starr DiGiacomo]

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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 28^th, 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 1^st, 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 9^th, 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 8^th, 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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[Starr DiGiacomo]

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Swarms of Bats Dropping Dead From The Sky Across Israel Are New Signs Of The End Times

Mar 31 2020

Swarms of dead bats with no physical signs of trauma are spotted across Israel, raising questions and fears about the end-of-days omen.
The recent mysterious deaths of the nocturnal creatures could have come as a punishment for the onset of global disease or as a sign of something even more dreadful

The photos of the dead creatures lying in Gan Leumi Park in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan were first shared by Adi Moskowitz on Facebook, who asked for an explanation to the mysterious phenomenon.
Similar photos and videos were published by some other users in neighboring cities.

Could this mass die-off be linked to the death plague among bats or even to a biblical prophecy about the end of humanity as it is.
“I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the sky And the fish of the sea. I will make the wicked stumble, And I will destroy mankind From the face of the earth —declares Hashem,” says Zephaniah 1:3.

Several social media users and experts have suggested that the reason for the happening could have either been unusually cold weekends, or recently installed 5G technologies nearby, but these theories have remained unconfirmed.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

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This is an unusual situation, ” says Per Espen Fjeld of the Norwegian nature inspectorate.
He has kept on with the bird for over 50 years and have never experienced anything like.

CONCERNED: Per Espen Fjeld of the Norwegian nature inspectorate is concerned about the number of dead ærfugler. Here pictured in connection with a different matter.
Photo: Philip Hofgaard / NRK
– I have never seen that so many birds die in such a short time, ” says Fjeld.
the Norwegian nature inspectorate has received many reports of dead ærfugler and birds that are clearly struggling along the coast from Bamble and upwards in the county of Vestfold.

Why do the birds die have been uncertain, but now the national veterinary institute have found the answer.
Concerned about the wildlife in the Oslo fjord after the discovery of plastkuler Die of starvation

Around 70 birds are collected from the coast of Agder to Østfold. Six of the birds are now obdusert and analyzed by the national veterinary institute. The preliminary autopsy report shows no signs of bird flu, but the birds are thin and emaciated.
” We don’t know yet why ærfuglene die of hunger, says a senior adviser Fred Marius Svendsen with the County governor in Vestfold and Telemark.

There is therefore now collect the birds in to find out why they do not receive enough food. The birds have a varied diet of benthic fauna, such as mussels, crabs, benthos, polychaete worms, and starfish.
About some of these species have had a reduction, one knows not yet sure, ” says Svendsen.
request an exception from hytteforbud to salvage the common eider Decline in mussels

Information such as the Norwegian nature inspectorate has received from the fishermen and local, may, nevertheless, indicate a decline in blåskjellbestanden through the several years.
Back in my youth we found mussels everywhere. Now we see almost nothing, ” says Fjeld.
the Norwegian nature inspectorate, the national veterinary institute and Norwegian institute for nature research are now working closely together to find a more research-based and safer cause.

This is how you want to see the common eider. Here depicted in the wind in Ballstad, Nordland.
Photo: Johannes Berg
Fjeld of the Norwegian nature inspectorate do not think there is a danger for the population.
– It will lead to a bestandsnedgang, but other places in the country it goes very well with the common eider.
however, He is concerned for the breeding season that is starting soon. Have the birds little fat reserves it can lead to a very poor season.
– It requires a lot of energy for the birds to add all the eggs. So they should be quiet and incubate for several weeks.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://starofmysore.com/bird-flu-scare-amidst-coronavirus-in-kodagu/

Bird Flu scare amidst Coronavirus in Kodagu

Saturday 21 March 2020 , 11:06 am

More than 20 crows found dead at Kottamudi
Napoklu: Residents of Kodagu, who are panicked following a man being tested positive for Coronavirus, are now a worried lot after more than 20 crows were found dead behind the Anganwadi Centre at Kottamudi in Hodduru Gram Panchayat limits yesterday, which has triggered Bird Flu scare.
Dead crows were also found at the coffee estates in Kottamudi and it is suspected that more crows could be dead in forests and other coffee estates in the surroundings. But there are doubts as to why only crows were found dead and not any other birds and whether the birds have died of Bird Flu or other disease.
Following the death of crows, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anees Kanmani Joy has ordered a team of veterinarians to inspect the place and investigate into the death of crows following which the team has left for Kottamudi.
Meanwhile, the DC said that the exact reason for the death of crows would be known only after conducting necessary tests. It is learnt that there are no high tension power lines in the vicinity and if at all the crows were electrocuted, their carcasses would not have fallen in different places.
As crows live in groups, there are chances that the crows might have consumed some poisonous substances which resulted in their deaths and the reason for their death would be known only after receiving the report from the laboratory.  

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/mar/10/panic...

Panic spread as crows, cranes found dead

10th March 2020 06:17 AM
Apart from an outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring Kerala, the sudden death of around 12 cranes in Vidyaranyapuram in Mysuru, has got residents concerned.

MYSURU, HASSAN: Apart from an outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring Kerala, the sudden death of around 12 cranes in Vidyaranyapuram in Mysuru, has got residents concerned.
They discovered cranes dying for a week, and had alerted the local corporator and other authorities. The cranes were found dead on the streets and on also the terrace of a house. They could not intervene or do much to save the birds, as they died within 3-5 minutes after they collapsed to the ground.
Local corporator Ramprasad visited the locality and took the help of veterinarian Dr Nagraj to collect the carcasses which were sent to a laboratory at the Veterinary College, Bangaluru

and another:

https://thelogicalindian.com/news/bats-death-kerala-20106

Dozens Of Bats Found Dead In Kerala; Officials Collect Samples

Published : 11 March 2020

Dr KV Uma, district animal husbandry, told the media that samples have been collected from dead bats to be tested in the lab.
The residents of Karassery panchayat in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Tuesday, March 10, found dozens of bats lying dead in the Kaarimoola neighbourhood.

Locals informed the officials, who later came to take stock of the situation. Dr KV Uma, district animal husbandry, told the media that samples have been collected from dead bats to be tested in the lab., reported The Indian Express. She said the officials have cremated and incinerated the dead bats.

Kerala has also detected two strains of bird flu in two poultry farms in Kozhikode district.

The H5 and H7 strains of the flu under the Type-A Influenza were confirmed at the farms through tests after the mass death of chickens in poultry farms.

On March 9, officials who are part of rapid response teams started culling as many as 12,000 birds, mainly chicken, love birds and turkey.

The culling of birds took place in a one-km radius of the poultry farms in Vengeri and Kadiyathoor, the outbreak site.

As a preventive measure, the officials have ordered to shut the closure of farms as well as shops selling eggs and chicken within a ten-km radius of the outbreak epicentre. The government has also assured the owners that they will be compensated for their losses.

The residents of Karassery were also worried due to the Nipah virus outbreak that was reported in Kozhikode in 2018, which killed 18 people in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/03/hundreds-of-billions-of-locusts...

Wednesday, 11 March 2020
HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of locusts are swarming through parts of East Africa and South Asia as a new generation of immature groups are forming from KENYA all the way to PAKISTAN

Hundreds of billions of locusts are swarming through parts of East Africa and South Asia in the worst infestation for a quarter of a century, threatening crops and livelihoods. Credit Reuters.

On January the 11th, 2019, the holiest site in Islam was swarmed by a plague of locusts, forcing cleaners into action to drive the insects out. The Great Mosque in Mecca, which hosts millions of Muslim pilgrims every year and is the holiest site in Islam was the birthplace of a plague which in just over 12 months would grow into billions, stretching from the western border of China sweeping through Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, through Arabia the Middle East, northern Africa and all the way down to Southern Africa. TBW

Desert Locust situation update

New swarms forming in the Horn of Africa The situation remains extremely alarming in the Horn of Africa, specifically Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia where widespread breeding is in progress and new swarms are starting to form, representing an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods at the beginning of the upcoming cropping season.

KENYA.
Widespread swarm breeding continues in northern and central counties where an increasing number of hopper bands and first-generation immature swarms are forming. This may be supplemented by new-generation immature swarms arriving from Somalia. Further concentration is expected in Marsabit and Turkana. Aerial and ground control operations continue.

ETHIOPIA.
Breeding continues within a widespread area of Oromiya and SNNPR regions, including the Rift Valley, where early instar hopper bands are forming in some places. Immature swarms are present in the south where cross-border movements are likely from adjacent areas of Somalia and Kenya. Aerial and ground control operations continue.

SOMALIA.
Late instar hopper bands, maturing adult groups and at least one mature swarm on the northwest coast where egg-laying continues. Ground control operations underway with biopesticides.

SUDAN.
Late instar hopper band, fledgelings and immature adult group and swarm on the southern coast of the Red Sea near the Eritrea border. Scattered adults in Tokar Delta, the northeast and in the Nile Valley.

ERITREA.
Immature adult groups on the northern coast of the Red Sea near the Sudan border. Hopper groups on the Buri Peninsula.

SAUDI ARABIA.
Mature swarm and laying adult groups near the Persian Gulf between Dammam and Qaryat Al Ulya. Scattered adults on the central Red Sea coast.

KUWAIT.
Immature swarms in the north and near Kuwait City.

UAE.
Immature swarm on the western coast near Qatar.

IRAN.
Swarms laying eggs in the southwest (southern Khuzestan, Busherh, southern Fars, western Hormozgan provinces) that will start to hatch later this week and form hopper bands. Local breeding continues in the southeast where hoppers are forming groups and bands in eastern Hormozgan. Control operations are in progress.

PAKISTAN.
Mature adult groups laying eggs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Dera Ismail Khan, Lucky Marwat) and Baluchistan (Dalbandin, Kharan, Khuzdar, Washtuk, Turbat) that will hatch during the second half of March and form hopper groups and small bands. New generation immature groups and small swarms are likely to start forming in Baluchistan by the end of March. FAO

Hundreds of billions of locusts swarm in East Africa in pictures.

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CHINA Chicken dying of 'unknown' reasons.

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More dead starlings found in North Wales - but police say 5G and UFOs aren't to blame
Tests are being carried out on the latest discovery to found out how they died

15:34, 25 FEB 2020

A group of dead starlings found on the coastal path are being tested by police.
Nine dead birds were discovered between Porthmadog and Criccieth , with rural crime officers saying their deaths are thought to be a result of a "natural phenomenon".

A tweet by North Wales Police 's rural crime team said: "More dead starlings have been recovered, this time from the Wales Coastal Path near Cricieth.
"Don’t be alarmed. We think this is a natural phenomenon. No 5G, no UFOs and hopefully no criminality. They are being recovered for toxicology tests."
It comes after 300 dead starlings were found on Anglesey in December in a case which mystified experts

and another:

https://www.dailyinterlake.com/article/20200225/AP/302259922

Investigation underway after 7 swans found dead in Montana

AP
February 25, 2020 at 11:01 am

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — An investigation has started in southern Montana after seven trumpeter swans were found dead at a pond near Bozeman, wildlife officials said.
The state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks received a report of dead swans between the towns of Belgrade and Manhattan on Friday, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported Monday.
Biologists and wardens collected the animals' bodies Saturday, department spokesman Morgan Jacobson said.
“We still don’t have a cause of death,” Jacobson said, adding that the agency has not ruled out any causes including poaching or the swans eating moldy grain.
Trumpeter swans are on the state's species of concern list, according to Montana Field Guides' website. The list helps resource managers make decisions about species conservation and data collection priorities.
Trumpeter swans are the largest waterfowl in North America, experts said. The birds can be up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) in length, have a wingspan up to about 7 feet (2 meters) and weigh over 20 pounds (9 kilograms).

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Like a thief in the night! Locust Plague Timeline: The Biblical plague started ironically at the holiest site in Islam in 2019: It now stretches from the Chinese border to South Africa: New swarms in China, Botswana and South Sudan.

The worst locust outbreak in nearly a hundred years is spreading fast, the FAO yesterday announced South Sudan and Botswana, the first southern African nation has been invaded by migratory locusts and in a separate, unconfirmed report the locust plague has reached the Western borders of coronavirus-hit China, the area of the plagues are vast and the numbers of countries now affected enormous, see map above. A small plague was reported on TBW back in Jan 2019 ironically at the holiest site in Islam. The locusts were filmed swarming around the Great Mosque in Mecca, since then the plague has stretched from the Chinese border to South Africa. See Timeline Below

The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half the population already faces hunger after years of civil war, officials announced Tuesday. Around 2,000 locusts were spotted inside the country, Agriculture Minister Onyoti Adigo told reporters. Authorities will try to control the outbreak, he added. The locusts have been seen in Eastern Equatorial state near the borders with Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

All have been affected by the outbreak that has been influenced by the changing climate in the region. The situation in those three countries "remains extremely alarming," the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said in its latest Locust Watch update Monday. Locusts also have reached Sudan, Eritrea, Tanzania and more recently Uganda.

The soil in South Sudan's Eastern Equatorial has a sandy nature that allows the locusts to lay eggs easily, said Meshack Malo, a country representative with the FAO. At this stage "if we are not able to deal with them ... it will be a problem," he said. South Sudan is even less prepared than other countries in the region for a locust outbreak, and its people are arguably more vulnerable. More than 5 million people are severely food insecure, the U.N. humanitarian office says in its latest assessment, and some 860,000 children are malnourished. Five years of civil war shattered South Sudan's economy, and lingering insecurity since a 2018 peace deal continues to endanger humanitarians trying to distribute aid. Another local aid worker was shot and killed last week, the U.N. said Tuesday. The locusts have travelled across the region in swarms the size of major cities.

Botswana the first southern African nation has been invaded by migratory locusts

Botswana's Ministry of Agriculture and Security on Tuesday announced that the southern African nation has been invaded by migratory locusts. Plant protection officer Velleminah Pelokgale informed farmers that there is an outbreak of a migratory locust in Ngamiland area in the northern part of the country. She appealed to the public to report to members of the public to report suspected sightings of the locusts to the nearest agriculture office. Botswana is believed to be the first southern African country to register the first case of a locust outbreak.

The swarms of billions of locusts have been destroying crops in Kenya, which hasn't seen such an outbreak in 70 years, as well as Somalia and Ethiopia, which haven't seen this in a quarter of a century. The insects have exploited favourable wet conditions after unusually heavy rains and experts say climate change is expected to bring more of the same.

Locust plague reaches coronavirus-hit China

Locust plague reaches coronavirus-hit China after wreaking havoc across Africa Chilling footage has shown thousands of insects swarming the skies at a border in China. They reportedly come from a plague that has devastated east Africa in recent weeks But the Communist Party of China has tried to downplay the severity of the swarms reaching the country. They claim their modern technology and sufficient stocks which have not been seen in Africa will prevent any widespread damage. That has had little impact among residents already worried about the spread of coronavirus though, which has already killed 1,770 people in mainland China. Another said: “You can believe what the experts say? Just listen to it.” One expert, quoted by the Epoch Times, warned that the locusts could pose a direct threat to China, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. But others were less worried, suggesting they would not be able to spread into the snowy region of Xinjiang. Star

Locust plague timeline

Jan 2019: The holiest site in Islam has been hit by a plague of locusts, forcing cleaners into action to drive the insects out. Footage shared on social media showed the insects swarming around the Great Mosque in Mecca, which hosts millions of Muslim pilgrims every year. TBW

April 2019: A locust outbreak in the Arabian Peninsula has been spreading to Iran, threatening crops and food security in large areas of the coastal province of Hormozgan, an official said.
Director of a department at Horkozgan's agricultural organization told Tasnim that Iran is facing the worst locust attack in the past 40 years. TBW

 

May 2019: "A tenth of the world's population in danger!" Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Yemen and Oman all in the path of a massive locust swarm. TBW

June 2019: In what is becoming an increasing problem in 2019 yet another locust plague is attacking crops on an unsuspected country. An army of locusts coming from the Pakistan side has laid siege to a western Indian border district. Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district is witnessing the biggest attack in 26 years, said the Locust Warning Organisation (LWO), headquartered in Jodhpur. TBW

June 2019: Millions of locusts have devastated at least 2,000 hectares of crops in Sardinia, Italian farmers union Coldiretti said on Monday, with experts calling the invasion the worst in six decades.
The most affected areas are Nuoro, Ottana and Orani in the middle of the Mediterranean island, with many areas blanketed by the insects, Coldiretti said in a statement. TBW

 

Dec 2019: Biblical sized plagues bringing Somalia to its knees: Record-breaking drought: Cholera epidemic: The worst flooding in living memory: And the biggest locust invasion in 25 years TBW

Jan 2020: The most serious outbreak of desert locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and posing an unprecedented threat to food security in some of the world's most vulnerable countries, authorities say. Unusual climate conditions are partly to blame. The locust swarms hang like shimmering dark clouds on the horizon in some places. Roughly the length of a finger, the insects fly together by the millions and are devouring crops and forcing people in some areas to bodily wade through them. TBW

Jan 2020: Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dealing with desert locust swarms of “unprecedented size and destructive potential” that could spill over into more countries in East Africa, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday. Destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of crops, the outbreak is impacting the region’s food insecurity. The UN agency urged for a collective campaign to deal with the crisis, concerned over the risk that the swarms spill over into more countries in East Africa, “if efforts to deal with the voracious pest are not scaled up across the region”. TBW

Jan 2020: Locust Plague Update" Devastation is unsurmountable." The unprecedented plagues of locusts sweeping across East Africa to grow 500 times bigger by June: One swarm contains billions of locusts. TBW

Feb 2020: A state of emergency was declared in Pakistan to tackle the biggest locust attack in decades. The insects are destroying crops in Punjab province. The Punjab province in Pakistan is the main region for agricultural production. Prime Minister Imran Khan approved a National Action Plan (NAP) that requires a sum of Rs 7.3 billion to overcome the crisis. Minister for National Food Security Khusro Bakhtiar informed the National Assembly about the gravity of the situation. TBW

Feb 2020: Somalia has become the first country in the Horn of Africa to declare a locust infestation sweeping the region as a national emergency. The country's Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement on Sunday the desert locust surge "poses a major threat to Somalia's fragile food security situation"."Food sources for people and their livestock are at risk," it added. "The desert swarms are uncommonly large and consume huge amounts of crops and forage. TBW

Feb 2020" Uganda scrambled to respond to the arrival of the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades, while the United Nations warned Monday that “we simply cannot afford another major shock” to an already vulnerable region. An emergency government meeting hours after the locusts were spotted inside Uganda on Sunday decided to deploy military forces to help with ground-based pesticide spraying, while two planes for aerial spraying will arrive as soon as possible, a statement said. TBW

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At least 15 birds found mysteriously dead on road in Abbotsford, British Columbia
February 16, 2020

At least 15 birds found mysteriously dead on road in Abbotsford, British Columbia

Ministry of Agriculture notified of the strange occurrence on No. 4 Road The mysterious sight of over a dozen feathered-black carcasses on a rural road between Abbotsford and Chilliwack caused one woman to pull over to get a closer look. Katie Hogan says she doesn’t know how the flock of birds met their end, but she counted 15 bodies in total. “The [birds’] insides were out,” she said. “I don’t know what kind of birds they are, but they are smaller than a crow and black.” Over a dozen of my brothers and sisters found dead on a rural road in #Abbotsford. WHY?!?! pic.twitter.com/SknRYpyo9T — Patrick Penner (@portmoodypigeon) February 15, 2020

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Thousands of dead fish found floating in stream near Tamil Nadu's Nanjundapuram

Thousands of dead fishes have been found floating on the surface of a stream near the Nanjundapuram check dam in Tamil Nadu. Samples from the water have been collected and sent for examination.

Chennai: Locals in Tamil Nadu alerted concerned authorities about the deaths of as many as a thousand fishes found floating in a stream near the check dam in Nanjundapuram on Thursday. Reports suggest that effluents released into water bodies by bleaching units in Selvapuram could have led to the deaths.
The stream where dead fishes can be seen flows from the Vellalore check dam and flows all the way to the Singanallur tank via the check dam in Nanjundapuram. A team of experts with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) arrived at the spot and collected water samples that have been sent for examination to ascertain the cause of the deaths.
Residents of areas in and around Nanjundapuram claim that they first saw dead fishes rising up in the stream on Thursday. In almost no time, close to a thousand fishes had reportedly died. This has now led to a situation where the stench of rotting fish carcasses is making it difficult for locals to carry out their daily chores. Some suspect that the loss of marine life could have been the result of a lack of oxygen.

The district environmental engineer cited a preliminary inspection of the water to claim that the total dissolved solvents level in it is around 1,000. Dense water hyacinth in the stream is believed to have led to the depletion of oxygen levels that resulted in the deaths of the fishes. The local MLA has also taised the issue with the city corporation, demanding immediate action in this regard. More details are awaited as this is a developing story.

Check dams, like the one in Nanjundapuram, are used in concentrated-flow areas. They are not usually used in streams or channels. Temporary barriers, check dams prevent erios and promote sedimentation by slowing flow velocities to filtering concentrated flows.