Wildlife Dying Each Day in 2011

Written by Lauren Benton | January 6, 2011 at 2:26 am

Recent phenomena of birds, crabs, and fish dying all over the globe have people reeling. Citizens have been wondering if this is a sign of the times, the end of times, that is.

Here are a few shocking statistics that has just recently happened over the past few days. What started the uproar were the thousands of birds and fish that died from unknown causes on New Years.

1. 100 tons of fish in Brazil — Brazilian news site Parana-Online reported that up to 100 tons of dead fish have washed ashore in the coastal towns of South America since Dec. 30, panicking the fishing community and leaving wildlife experts puzzled,” (theweek.com).

2. Millions of fish in Maryland — Cold water may also be the cause of death for an estimated 2 million fish inthe Chesapeake Bay. The fish, which normally migrate to warmer waters this time of year, began washing ashore last week. The Maryland Department of the Environment has admitted to reporters they are extremely puzzled.

3. 500 birds in Louisiana — Hundreds of blackbird carcasses littered a quarter-mile stretch of road in Labarra, La., on Jan. 3 after they fell from the sky.

4. “A carpet” of snapper fish in New Zealand — Beachgoers at Little Bay and Waikawau Bay in New Zealand found “a carpet” of dead snapper floating in the water on Jan. 4, many of which were missing their eyes.

5. Hundreds of starlings and robins in Kentucky — A woman in Gilbertsville, Ky., reportedly woke to find dozens of dead birds in her yard on Jan. 4. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” the woman said. “It’s really creepy.” Other reports have been made that there were more birds around town.

6. 40,000 crabs in England — Thousands of velvet swimming crabs washed up dead on the shores of Kent in Britain on Jan. 5.

7. Jackdaws in Sweden — Roughly 50 birds were found dead on a residential street in the Swedish town of Falkoeping on Jan. 5. The dead jackdaws showed no visible injuries

Submitted by J. Lauren Benton

Source courtesy of www.theweek.com