Aflockalypse Now: 8,000 Dead Birds Found In Italy

Hundreds of birds found dead in northern Italy
ROME - Hundreds of dead turtle doves have been found in a town in northern Italy. An Italian association for bird protection said Saturday that over 700 dead birds have been picked up since Jan. 1 from the streets of Faenza, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) southeast of Bologna. Scientists were carrying out tests to figure out why the birds died but Nadia Caselli of the bird association said they appear to have overeaten sunflower seeds, which damage their livers and kidneys. The seeds are m...

Hundreds of birds found dead in northern Italy
Hundreds of dead turtle doves have been found in a town in northern Italy. An Italian association for bird protection said Saturday that over 700 dead birds have been picked up since Jan. 1 from the streets of Faenza, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) southeast of Bologna. Scientists were carrying out tests to figure out why the birds died but Nadia Caselli of the bird association said they appear to have overeaten sunflower seeds, which damage their livers and kidneys. The seeds are mostly waste f...

Thousands of dead doves rain down in Italy
Tests are being carried out on the bodies of turtle doves after hundreds rained down from the skies on an Italian town in the latest of a global phenomenon. For the past five days wildlife experts and officers from the forestry commission have picked up more than 1,000 turtle doves as well as other birds including pigeons near the town of Faenza in northern Italy. Yesterday alone 300 dead birds were r ADVERTISEMENT ecovered, all having a blue tinge to their beaks, which scientists say indicate...

Mystery of mass animal death epidemic around the globe deepens after 8,000 turtle doves fall dead in Italy with strange blue sta
The latest is thousands of dead turtle doves raining down on roofs and cars in an Italian town of Faenza, whose residents described the birds falling to the ground like 'little Christmas balls' with strange blue stains on their beaks. The Daily Mail has the story, along with a summary of the events involving fish and birds around the globe ... with images. Are Private Practice doctors Another ObamaCare casualty?...

Mystery of mass animal death epidemic deepens after 8,000 turtle doves fall dead in Italy with stran
Source: DailyMail Thousands of dead turtle doves rained down on roofs and cars in an Italian town in the latest in a growing spate of mass animal deaths across the globe. Residents in Faenza described the birds falling to the ground like 'little Christmas balls' with strange blue stains on their beaks. Initial tests on up to 8,000 of the doves indicated that the blue stain could have been caused by poisoning or hypoxia. Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1344913/Animal-... ...

Doves fall from sky in Italy
FAENZA, Italy, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- More than 1,000 turtledoves are among the birds found dead in northern Italy and all had blue tinge to their beaks, officials said. Scientists said the blue colorization indicates poisoning or hypoxia, which is a lack of oxygen that can confuse animals, The Daily Telegraph reported. Authorities said millions of dead fish are also washing up on riverbanks and coastlines. Italian officials said testing to determine the cause of death are expected Monday. The report i...

More than 1,000 turtle doves fall from the sky in Italy in latest mass bird death case
After cavalcades of dead birds and fish from Arkansas and Texas to Sweden and New Zealand, tests are being carried out on the bodies of turtle doves in Italy after hundreds rained down near Ravenna....

Dead birds and fish could be linked to Magnetic North Pole
© Mnh.edu The Magnetic North Pole is moving rapidly toward Russia. In the wake of recent bird and fish kills around the world, scientists say the cause of the seemingly bizarre incidents could be linked to activity of the Magnetic North Pole. As of Friday, Jan. 7, millions of fish and crabs have washed-up in the United States, Brazil, England New Zealand. Thousands of dead birds have fallen out of the sky in Italy, Sweden and at least three states. Experts haven't pinpointed an exact ...

Mystery of mass animal death epidemic deepens after 8,000 doves fall dead in Italy; Strange blue stain on beaks...
Thousands of dead turtle doves rained down on roofs and cars in an Italian town in the latest in a growing spate of mass animal Deaths across the globe. Residents in Faenza described the birds falling to the ground like 'little Christmas balls' with strange blue stains on their beaks. Initial tests on up to 8,000 of the doves indicated that the blue stain could have been caused by poisoning or hypoxia. A witness told www.examiner.com: 'We have no idea why this happened all of a sudden. Hypoxia, ...

Latest mass bird deaths: Thousands of turtle doves drop from the sky over Italy
It is raining this morning in the northern Italian town of Faenza, near Ravenna. In and of itself this would hardly be newsworthy. The fact, however, that it is turtle doves—not raindrops—falling from the sky is a cause for concern, especially in light of this report’s representing the latest in a series of bizarre animal Deaths worldwide. More than a thousand of the birds crashed down on the roofs of houses and cars. According to the UK newspaper the Mirror, today alone 300 co...

Dead Birds in China: Birds continue to fall around the poles may be a precursor to conversion
© unknown Online Translation On January 2 Arkansas cities and towns in heaven, there are more than 1000 blackbirds fell to the ground from the sky, and they were dead! American executive confusion Wildlife Service out of the sky Why do dead birds, also lost so much Yesterday morning, the king master walking to work, an eagle suddenly hit him and died. Drop from birds, such a small probability event, most recently in Geleshan sporadic, and continued for months. Birds out of the sky is on...

UPDATE: Dead birds on bridge is a natural occurrence
Source: KSLA 12 Click image to enlargeUPSHUR COUNTY, TX (KLTV) - A large number of dead birds spotted on the Hwy 155 bridge near Ore City is most likely a natural occurrence in the area and not related to the mysterious bird Deaths in Arkansas and Louisiana. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Media Communication Director, Tom Harvey, it is not uncommon to see dozens of dead birds on this bridge, including the American Coots here. The Corps of Engineers office at Lake O' the Pines...

Swedes investigate riddle of dead birds
Investigators in Sweden are trying to find out what caused the death of around 50 birds found in a street in the city of Falkoping. Fireworks had been set off near the scene earlier, said Veterinarian Robert ter Horst. ...

Hundreds More Dead Birds Fall From Sky In Kentucky
MURRAY, Ky. — Kentucky wildlife officials say several hundred dead birds were found dead in the western part of the state. The grackles, red wing blackbirds, robins and starlings were found last week. New Year's Eve Fireworks have been blamed for the Deaths of thousands of blackbirds in central Arkansas. Another 450 birds died this week in Louisiana, likely after hitting power lines or cars. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources spokesman Mark Marraccini says someone called ...

Glenn Beck Explains Whats Up With All Those Dead Birds And Fish
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Dead birds in Sweden killed by 'external blows'
A large number of dead birds were found in the city of Falkoping, Sweden, Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, according to a Press Release on the website of the Swedish National Veterinary Institute. Autopsies were peformed on five of the birds. The institute said they died due to "sudden, hard external blows," according to the press release. They had no signs of infection or other illnesses, and there were no external signs indicating what killed them. "We have determined that the birds ha...

Ted Williams, Dead Birds & John Edwards: The Funniest Someecards Of The Week! (PICTURES)
Someecards always have the right balance of humor about current events, Pop Culture and snark for snark's sake. With so many weird things going in the world lately, why not take a minute to improve someone's day by sending them one of the best Someecards of the week? ...

6 Disaster Movie Explanations For All These Dead Birds
cracked.com: Now, birds and fish die literally all the time. In all likelihood, there's no real story here and the whole situation probably only seems odd because A) for the first time ever, people are paying attention to the number of dead birds in their towns and B) the media is reporting on it like it's a sign of the end of times. On the other hand, it is totally the end of times. Read the whole story: cracked.com Get HuffPost Comedy On Twitter and Facebook! Know something w...

Kirk Cameron: Dead birds aren't the end of the world
After thousands of birds mysteriously fell out of the sky in Arkansas on New Year's Eve, it was only natural that Anderson Cooper turned to an expert for an explanation. Enter Kirk Cameron. The former "Growing Pains" star — a born-again Christian who has appeared in movies based on the end-of-days-themed "Left Behind" books — appeared on "Anderson Cooper 360" to discuss whether he thought the dead birds were a sign of the apocalypse. "Well, I first t...

Flock of Dead Blackbirds Found In Wilson County Tennessee
© wsmv Now, more that 100 dead birds were recently found in Wilson County, causing the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to investigate. A resident notified the agency Tuesday afternoon after he spotted dozens of dead birds along Highway 70 north in Lebanon a few days ago. "It's kind of a strange, odd thing. It plays into some of the things that have been happening in other places," said Lt. Jim Hooper of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. TWRA officials found 120 dead blackbir...

Italy: "Suspected radical Muslim gunman" fires on authors car
His offense? He "wrote a book on Islam's uneasy relationship [with] Christianity." In doing so, he just may have touched on the wild notion that this phenomenon could have something to do with Islam. And so the standard response ensued. "Italy: Protection urged for Journalist after suspected radical Muslim gunman targets his car," from AdnKronos International, January 7: Potenza, 7 Jan. (AKI) - A director of Italian public broadcaster RAI has urged the government to protect to one of its jour...

Weekend Links: U.S. Subpoenas WikiLeaks Twitter Info; Portuguese Journalist Found Dead in Midtown Hotel
Good morning and welcome to Runnin' Scared Weekends 2.0 I'm Rosie - you might remember me as the intern that went on embarrassingly public dates and got on Dov Charney's bad side. Now I'm taking over weekends here from the venerable Joe Coscarelli. So! Let's begin. According to an Icelandic lawmaker, the Department of Justice is Subpoena'ing information from Wikileaks-related Twitter accounts. Twitter is being ordered to hand over info for Julian Assange, of course, and also Bradley Manning, a...

Man Found Dead, Castrated In Times Square Hotel Room
Carlos Castro (left), Renato Seabra Last night, police found the beaten and castrated naked body of a 65-year-old Portuguese Journalist in a room at the Intercontinental Hotel in Times Square. According to the Daily News, "The naked body of Carlos Castro, 65, was found lying face-up in a pool of blood inside his 34th-floor room" at 7 p.m. and police named his 20-year-old companion, model Renato Seabra, a Person of Interest. Cops eventually found Seabra at Bellevue Hospital. Police sources tol...

Italy: Journalist Seeks Protection After Suspected Radical Muslim Opens Fire On His Car
(AKI) — A director of Italian public broadcaster RAI has urged the government to protect to one of its Journalists after a suspected radical Muslim opened fire on his car in southern Italy. Nello Rega was uninjured in the attack as he drove home late on Thursday. Rega wrote a book on Islam’s uneasy relationship Christianity and has received several threats from alleged Muslim Extremists over the past two years. “Last night’s attack should leave people in no doubt. Rega co...

Italy's brain drain: No Italian jobs
ALESSANDRO WANDAEL is a photographer. His is a profession in which success should depend on talent alone. But not so in his native Italy. The photo credits in magazines show that photographers who have family or other close ties to editors are working regularly, he says. “Those who don’t, aren’t.” The 37-year-old Mr Wandael, a former architect, has lived abroad ever since graduating: first in Berlin; now in New York. Figures in this field are often outdated and vague. But...