40,000 crabs die in UK england!!! Dead dolphins, sea turtles, and tons of angelfish in Galveston, Texas. What made thousands of birds fall from the sky? It has become one of the strangest stories to come out of the New Year and one of the most puzzling for scientists and local officials: Just what caused 5,000 birds to fall from the sky just before midnight New Year's Eve in Beebe, Arkansas?
As news of the story spread across the globe, so did speculation about what caused the Hitchcockian scene. And as officials wait for the official necropsy (animal autopsy) report, we're taking a look at some of the theories that officials and scientists have suggested. Weather-related Karen Rowe, an ornithologist for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, said the incident is not that unusual and is often caused by a lightning strike or high-altitude hail. Hundreds of Dead Seals Wash Up in Labrador. Hundreds Of Dead Birds In South Dakota Were Killed By U.S. Government. When hundreds of dead birds were found Monday in Yankton, South Dakota, many residents were puzzled, thinking it was the latest in a string of similar mysterious mass animal deaths around the world.
But this is one instance of the many where a clear cause has been identified, as the U.S. government claims responsibility for killing the more than 200 starlings. It was initially believed that cold weather may have caused the bird deaths, but then Yankton police received a call from the USDA, attesting that they had poisoned the birds at a feedlot 10 miles away, KTIV reports. Apparently, some 5,000 of the birds were defecating in the feed meal, posing a threat to the animals and farm workers, when the USDA decided killing them would be the best action to take.
A bait laced with the poison DRC-1339 was used, though officials were surprised the birds made it so far before dying. They assure that the poisoned dead birds do not pose a risk to nearby animals or humans. WATCH KTIV's video report: More than 1,000 dead blackbirds fall from sky in Ark. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wildlife experts are trying to solve a mystery that evoked images of the apocalypse: Why did more than 3,000 red-winged blackbirds tumble from the Arkansas sky shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve?
Scientists are investigating whether fireworks, poison or bad weather might have forced the birds out of the sky, or if a disoriented bird simply led the flock into the ground. "We have a lot more questions," said Karen Rowe, an ornithologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. She said there are documented cases of birds becoming confused and plunging to earth. Residents of the small town of Beebe, northeast of Little Rock, awoke Saturday to find thousands of dead blackbirds littering a 1.5-square-mile area. The birds inexplicably dropped dead, landing on homes, cars and lawns. Cleanup crews wore white suits, gas masks and rubber gloves as they spent the holiday weekend gathering the carcasses. The birds will not be missed. Mysterious Bird & Fish Die Off - Updated Counts for Jan 15, 2011. 8000 Doves Fall Out Of The Sky In Italy! MSM Pushing 2012 End Of The World Panic Button.
Thousands of dead octopuses wash up on Portugal beach. BREAKING NEWS - BIRD, FISH and other animal deaths Mapped out on GOOGLE. Why are the animals dying? Birds, fish wiped out in mysterious deaths. (NaturalNews) In the last week, nearly 100,000 fish washed up on the shores of the Arkansas River, dead.
Also in Arkansas, thousands of red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky and plummeted to the ground where they were also found dead. The scene repeated itself in Southern Louisiana where 500 red-winged blackbirds recently plunged out of the sky, dead on arrival, and in Chesapeake Bay, thousands of dead fish have begun washing up onto bay shores. It is common sense to be concerned when the animals around us start dying suddenly and in large numbers. So far, scientists are dismissing these scenes as common phenomena. They say the fish in Arkansas were killed by "disease" and dismiss any possibility of chemicals being involved. The question becomes even more important when you consider that other animal die-offs are occurring with alarming frequency across North America. Still, more mundane explanations may be valid, too.
Yet that's not what we saw. But I'm suspicious.