Italian turtle doves found dead

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...

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...

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...

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 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, ...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Studded tires may boost heart disease
LINKOPING, Sweden, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Studded tires, used to improve traction on icy roads, may boost the Heart Attack rate for motorists or those living near highways, Swedish researchers say. Anders Ljungman of Linkoping University in Sweden and colleagues say the small metal protrusions in the tires grind away at the road surface, generating dust believed to increase heart and respiratory disease. In previous research, Ljungman and colleagues found road dust from studded tires caused biological...

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...

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-... ...

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?...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Judy Miller is hired by the wingnut 'Newsmax'
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2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1020
Purpose : To amend Arkansas Code Annotated § 16-98-307(b), which lists the members of the Drug Court Advisory Committee, by adding “The Chair of the Parole Board or the chair’s designee.” Pros for Average Arkansans : The only pro (if you can call it that) is that the addition seems logical given the people who are already named to the board: the Chief Justice of the AR Supreme Court, the Director of the AOC (or his designee), a judge appointed by the AR Judicial Council, t...

Mike's Blog Roundup
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C&L;'s Late Night Music Club With Waylon Jennings
According to Waylon, all you need in life is a good tuning guitar and some firm feeling women. I'm down with that. I always think of this song when things get a little complicated. Written by Julie Miller. Comments are restricted to Registered Users only. Anderson Cooper Brings on 'Left Behind' Actor Cameron to Discuss Bird and Fish Deaths in Arkansas -- Seriously? Anderson Cooper Brings on 'Left Behind' Actor Cameron to Discuss Bird and Fish Deaths in Arkansas -- Seriously? Anderson Cooper Brin...

C&L;'s Late Night Music Club With Beck
I always like it when Beck showcases his more sensitive 'songwritery' side, and this song ranks up there in the pantheon of great break up songs. What's your favorite break-up song/record? I love this song. Comments are restricted to Registered Users only. Anderson Cooper Brings on 'Left Behind' Actor Cameron to Discuss Bird and Fish Deaths in Arkansas -- Seriously? Anderson Cooper Brings on 'Left Behind' Actor Cameron to Discuss Bird and Fish Deaths in Arkansas -- Seriously? Anderson Cooper Bri...

Open Thread
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Quebec Bird Deaths Stump Wildlife Officials
© Daniel Mallard/QMI Agency Sylvain Turmel is wondering why he’s been picking up dead pigeons for more than two weeks on his farm in Saint-Augustine-de-Desmaures. Montreal - More than 80 pigeons have keeled over and died at a farm near Quebec City for unknown reasons, the latest in a string of mysterious animal Deaths around the world. Environmental officials in the province say there's no connection to a similar case in Arkansas, but Sylvain Turmel is wondering why he's been picking ...

Donald Tyson: A Family Food Empire That Started With Chicken
Donald J. Tyson, former president and CEO of Tyson foods, died on Thursday from complications related to Cancer. He was 80. Known for his simple demeanor and unassuming clothing, Tyson's outward appearance belied a brutal, take-no-prisoners approach to business. In his 43 years at Tyson Foods, he transformed the company from a small chicken company that his father created to the world's largest Poultry producer. Along the way, he changed the way that America -- and the world -- eats. Tyson's f...