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"Large mortality events in wildlife aren't that uncommon," says Paul Slota, spokesman for the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wis., which has been tracking mass animal deaths since the 1970s. "In the last 10 years we have logged 188 cases just involving birds with mortality exceeding 1,000 animals per event."
On average, between 160 and 200 such "mass death" events in wildlife are reported to the federal government each year, according to the USGS.
The Associated Press also noted that there have been much larger die-offs than the thousands of blackbirds in Arkansas; twice in the summer of 1996, more than 100,000 ducks died of botulism in Canada.
Originally posted by Renegade2283
As astounding as that all seems, what do we have for comparison? Is there a compiled list of mass die-offs from previous years? Even if there is, do you think that they would be as extensive as this considering people were not really looking for them before 2012 due to all the doomsday hype?
I just have a hard time believing that these die-offs have any significance with they 2012 doomsday theory, not that that is what you were insinuating.
In any case, they don't seem to be that uncommon.
"Large mortality events in wildlife aren't that uncommon," says Paul Slota, spokesman for the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wis., which has been tracking mass animal deaths since the 1970s. "In the last 10 years we have logged 188 cases just involving birds with mortality exceeding 1,000 animals per event."
I guess that someone is keeping track. lol
On average, between 160 and 200 such "mass death" events in wildlife are reported to the federal government each year, according to the USGS.
The Associated Press also noted that there have been much larger die-offs than the thousands of blackbirds in Arkansas; twice in the summer of 1996, more than 100,000 ducks died of botulism in Canada.
Bird die offs? Not that rare.
Also, things like the one on January first are easy to explain. Fireworks....enough said.
Just saying.
edit on 4-12-2012 by Renegade2283 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by DAVID64
I went through the list and counted 168 of these happened in the US. Since we are such a large supplier of grain to the world, I wonder how much of this can be due to fertilizer run off, pesticides...etc.
Originally posted by SonoftheSun
reply to post by PlanetXisHERE
Whoa !!
I had made a thread a while back on animal die offs but it pales in comparison to this list !!!!
I wish we had a record over previous decades to see the numbers. While I believe that some die offs are a normal occurrence, I think that some scales of death are amazing at best and seriously frightening at worst.
Personally, I don't think the quantities and diversities are normal but that's just me.
S&F. More people have to see this....
Originally posted by DAVID64
I went through the list and counted 168 of these happened in the US. Since we are such a large supplier of grain to the world, I wonder how much of this can be due to fertilizer run off, pesticides...etc.