Dead bird reports spread to Italy

The Birds Keep Falling! But What Does It All Mean?
The Huffington Post reported on this earlier today. UPDATE: Hundreds and possibly thousands of dead birds have reportedly fallen from the sky in Italy. UPDATE: Wildlife officials say that even more previously unreported dead birds were found in Kentucky last week. Millions of dead fish surfaced in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay in the U.S., Tuesday, while similar unexplained mass fish Deaths occurred across the world in Brazil and New Zealand. On Wednesday, 50 birds were found dead on a street in Sw...

At least nine incidents of mass animal deaths across the globe
Blue stain believed to be sign of poisoning or hypoxia - lack of oxygen that is precursor to altitude sickness Cold weather and overbreeding blamed for Deaths of two 2million fish in Chesapeake Bay Disease behind Deaths of 100,000 fish in Arkansas River At least nine incidents of mass animal Deaths across the globe Hundreds of confused birds plummeted to their Deaths in multiple locations in the U.S. Rapid movement of Magnetic North Pole towards Russia may have caused bird deaths Thousands of...

"Fireworks" - Are You Kidding Me?
Since the highly published occurrence of 3,000 to 5,000 blackbirds falling to their death on January 1st 2011, more bird and fish mass Suicides have occurred. Just yesterday, a new report telling of millions of dead fish surfaced in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. On Tuesday, similar unexplained mass fish Deaths occurred across the world in Brazil and New Zealand. On Wednesday, 50 birds were found dead on a street in Sweden. The latest mass suicide is found in England where more than 40,000 Velve...

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....

No 'aflockalypse'
Some commentators have dubbed it "the aflockalypse" - instances of mass bird Deaths that have perplexed observers over the past week. So why have birds quite literally been falling out the sky? It all started when residents of Beebe, in the US state of Arkansas, woke to find thousands of dead blackbirds strewn across roads on 1 January. Then, in Louisiana, about 500 birds - including starlings, cowbirds and redwing blackbirds - rained down from the skies. Only days later, news outlets...

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, ...

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...

Mass animal deaths scrutinized as Google maps numerous incidents
Five thousand blackbirds in Arkansas. One hundred pelicans near Jacksonville, North Carolina. Three hundred doves in Italy. Seventy bats in Tucson, Arizona. Thousands of fish in Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brazil and the United States. Google is now mapping the incidents of mass animal Deaths around the world. Google Maps' distinctive blue balloons indicate where the Deaths took place. Click on a balloon, and Google will provide you with a link to a news report on the ...

Photo: Gone to the birds
A flock of black skimmers face into a cold blustery wind as they huddle together on Ben T. Davis Beach in Florida on a cold mid-December day. Photo: AP/Chris O'Meara Sadly, birds have been in the news a lot lately. Sudden bird die-offs in Arkansas, Louisiana and now Sweden have people unnerved and scrambling for explanations ranging from Alien Invasion, experiments by the U.S. Military, the BP Oil Spill, Fireworks or meteor showers. Add to the scenario massive fish die-offs in Maryland, Br...

Birds Dying In Italy: Thousands Of Turtle Doves Fall Dead From Sky
On Wednesday, GeaPress reported hundreds -- possibly thousands -- of dead and dying birds in Italy. Countless turtle doves were found scattered in the streets, in flower beds and hanging tragically from trees "like Christmas balls" in the town of Faenza. Many of the birds that fell dead from the sky were discovered with a mysterious blue stain in their beaks. In the past week, similar incidents of mass animal Deaths have been reported across the world. Thousands of dead birds fell from the sk...

What's With The Dead Animals?
Birds dropping from the sky. Dead fish washing up on the shore. Marine die offs. It's pretty creepy if you ask me. And I am not buying "the Fireworks scared the birds" story. 40,000 crabs washed ashore in the UK.. ya think they got scared from fireworks? Birds are continuing to drop from the sky in a mounting, now global, mystery. Up to 100 jackdaws fell dead in a small town in Sweden. Investigators have roped off the area in an effort to determine what killed the birds, who showed signs of se...

400 Turtledoves Die in Italy
(NewsCore) - The global spate of unexplained mass animal deaths continued Friday as some 700 turtledoves mysteriously fell from the sky in the northwestern Italian city of Faenza. The birds, which are often seen throughout the area, left behind a scene evocative of a Hitchcock movie as their carcasses piled up over the last five days, according to Corriere della Sera. The cause of death had yet to be determined, but a researcher at a local zoological institute, Dr. Frasnelli, said people should ...

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 ...

7 days quiz
It's the Magazine's 7 days, 7 questions quiz - an opportunity to prove to yourself and others that you are a news oracle. Failing that, you can always claim to have had better things to do during the past week than swot up on current affairs. HMV announced it will close 60 stores this week after bad Christmas sales. It's famous for its dog and gramophone logo - what the name of the pooch? The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is to be republished in the US with some words changed, including "injun"...

Italian turtle doves found dead
Hundreds of dead turtle doves have been found in the parks and streets of the northern Italian town of Faenza. Italian scientists are investigating what might have caused the Deaths of the 400 birds, whose bodies appeared in the days after New Year. Their mysterious appearance follows separate cases of mass bird Deaths in Sweden and the US state of Arkansas. Experts said a variety of tests were being carried out but emphasised there was no cause for alarm. "We are carrying out the standard ...

Dozens of jackdaws found dead in Sweden
STOCKHOLM -- Officials say about 50 birds have been found dead on a street in Sweden. Veterinarian Robert ter Horst says the cause of jackdaws' Deaths was unclear but that Fireworks were set off near the scene Tuesday night. The birds were found dead on Wednesday. Ter Horst says cold weather, difficulties finding food and possible shock from the Fireworks could be responsible, leading to the stressed birds either dying from the stress or being run over by vehicles. Five of the dead jackdaws fo...

Gulf Oil Spill Still Fouling Louisiana Marshes
PORT SULPHUR, La. — Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster remains in marshes off the coast of Louisiana, where officials renewed complaints Friday about the cleanup effort by BP and the Federal Government. State and parish officials took media on a boat tour of Barataria Bay, pointing out areas where oil is collecting in marshes and protective boom is either absent or overwhelmed by the oil. "This is the biggest cover-up in the history of America," said Plaquemines Parish President Bil...

BP report spreads blame
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. presidential commission report spreads the blame for the death of 11 workers in the Explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig last April and the subsequent leak of more than 4 million barrels of oil into the sea. A portion of the final report of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling was released this week. The full report is set for release next week. U.S. President Barack Obama established the commission to f...

Aflockalypse Now: 8,000 Dead Birds Found In Italy
Now this story does not appear to be going away. After a weeks worth of reports of mass Deaths of birds, crabs and fish, yet another example of this seemingly strange phenomenon has come across the wires today with a report of roughly 8,000 dead turtle doves found dead in Italy, with a strange blue substance on their beaks. Fox News’ Megyn Kelly introduced the segment asking her cohort Trace Gallagher for the who, what and why behind this story. Alas, there are more questions than answers ...

Arkansas bird deaths blamed on fireworks
"It's looking more and more like that," said Keith Stephens, spokesman for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. It appears unusually loud noises frightened the birds out of their nighttime roost, and they may have flown into trees, houses and other objects, the commission said in a statement. Blackbirds have poor night vision and typically do not fly at night. Meanwhile, wildlife officials reported other mass blackbird Deaths in Louisiana, Tennessee and Kentucky. While the Deaths have sparked...

Arkansas bird deaths blamed on fireworks
Nashville, Tennessee | Thu Jan 6, 2011 5:14pm EST Nashville, Tennessee (Reuters) - The Deaths of 5,000 red-winged blackbirds in Beebe, Arkansas have been blamed on New Year's Eve Fireworks, officials confirmed on Thursday, citing preliminary tests. "It's looking more and more like that," said Keith Stephens, spokesman for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. It appears unusually loud noises frightened the birds out of their nighttime roost, and they may have flown into trees, houses and oth...

The Jungle Twins
Thailand and surrounding countries such as Burma, Laos and Cambodia have been traditional elephant country.· Neighboring Laos is still called “The Land of a Million Elephants,” though that number is far fewer today.· Some years ago I was in an upstairs museum in Venice, Italy examining very old maps of Asia, and the area that today is known as Laos was marked by drawings of elephants.· In Thailand, elephant symbols, sculptures, paintings and T-shirts are prevalent....

The Jungle Twins
Thailand and surrounding countries such as Burma, Laos and Cambodia have been traditional elephant country.· Neighboring Laos is still called “The Land of a Million Elephants,” though that number is far fewer today.· Some years ago I was in an upstairs museum in Venice, Italy examining very old maps of Asia, and the area that today is known as Laos was marked by drawings of elephants.· In Thailand, elephant symbols, sculptures, paintings and T-shirts are prevalent....

Is the government poisoning us with fluoride, after all?
My secret, definitive (and unpublished) profile of Gene Sperling! "Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face?" -- Gen. Jack Ripper, "Dr. Strangelove" Wait...does Friday's news that some Americans' water may be over-fluoridated mean that fellow from "Dr. Strangelove" was right? Has the government really been polluting our precious bodily fluids for a full half century? Get me a glass of rain water and pure-grain alcoho...

COL FB: LSU 41, Texas A&M; 24
ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Jordan Jefferson threw for three touchdowns and ran for another Friday in rallying LSU from an early Deficit to a 41-24 win over Texas A&M; in the Cotton Bowl. For the first time in the 75-year history of the event, the Cotton Bowl game was not played in Cotton Bowl Stadium. The contest was moved to the new 90,000-seat Cowboys Stadium in hopes of eventually making it one of the attractions in the BCS series. Texas A&M; took a 10-0 lead before Jefferson warmed up a...