Here’s an updated timeline of the mysterious animal deaths now happening around the world. Conventional explanations for these deaths now border on
the outlandish: A bird die-off event in Romania is now being blamed on “drunkenness,” for example.
Here’s the updated list through January 14, 2011, in reverse date order:
01.14.11 – 200 cows found dead in Wisconsin, allegedly caused by a virus
www.wsaw.com...…
01.14.11 – 100 dead carp found in U.K. pond, unknown causes
www.thesun.co.uk...…
01.14.11 – 730 African grey parrots die during flight, blamed on possible exposure to carbon monoxide
www.mg.co.za...…
01.13.11 – 300 “grackles” birds found dead on highway in Alabama, blamed on blunt force trauma
www.dailymail.co.uk...…
01.11.11 – Thousands of gizzard shad fish float to the top of Lake Michigan and wash up on the shores near Chicago, blamed on cold weather
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www.hispanicallyspeakingnews...…)
01.10.11 – Countless fish found dead in U.K. brook, unknown causes
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www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk...…)
01.08.11 – 100 dead “starlings” birds found dead on highway in California, allegedly all hit by a truck
www.pressdemocrat.com...…
01.08.11 – Dozens of dead “starlings” birds turn up in Romania, blamed on “drunkenness” (you can’t make this up…)
arabnews.com...…
01.07.11 – More than 1,000 dead turtle doves found in Italy, unknown causes
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www.telegraph.co.uk...…)
01.06.11 – 40,000+ dead Devil crabs washed ashore in the U.K., unknown causes
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www.cbsnews.com...…)
01.05.11 – Hundreds of dead birds found on highway in Texas, unknown causes
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www.ktre.com...…)
01.05.11 – Large amount of dead fish wash up on New Zealand beaches, unknown causes
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www.nzherald.co.nz...…)
01.05.11 – Up to 100 jackdaw birds found dead on road in Sweden, unknown causes
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www.thelocal.se...)
01.04.11 – Several dead manatees found on Florida coast, unknown causes
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www.orlandosentinel.com...…)
01.04.11 – Thousands of dead fish wash up on creek in Florida, unknown causes
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www.wftv.com...…)
01.04.11 – Hundreds of dead fish was ashore on St. Clair River in Ontario, Can., unknown causes
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www.torontosun.com...…)
01.04.11 – Hundreds of dead black birds found on highway in Louisiana, suffering from internal injuries and blood clots
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www.2theadvocate.com...…)
01.03.11 – Dozens of dead birds show up in a woman’s backyard in Kentucky, unknown causes
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www.wpsdlocal6.com...…)
01.03.11 – Tens of thousands of dead fish wash ashore in Chesapeake Bay, Md., blamed on cold water
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www.wbaltv.com...…)
01.03.11 – 100 tons of dead fish wash ashore in Brazil, unknown causes
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www.care2.com...…)
01.03.11 – 100,000+ dead drum fish found in Arkansas river, unknown causes
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www.todaysthv.com...…)
12.31.10 – 5,000+ birds found dead in Arkansas, suffering from massive trauma and blood clots
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www.cnn.com...…)
12.29.10 – Dozens of fish found dead in San Antonio, Texas, unknown causes
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www.ksat.com...…)
12.28.10 – 70 bats found dead in Tucson, Ariz., unknown causes
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www.azcentral.com...…)
12.27.10 – Scores of dead fish wash ashore in a lake in Haiti, unknown causes
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www.france24.com...…)
12.23.10 – Hundreds of dead sea creatures wash ashore in South Carolina, blamed on cold water
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www.abcnews4.com...…)
12.23.10 – Ten tons of mostly dead fish found in fishing net in New Zealand, unknown causes
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www.stuff.co.nz...…)
12.22.10 – More than a hundred dead pelicans turn up in North Carolina, unknown causes
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www.carteretnewstimes.com...…)
12.18.10 – Thousands of dead fish turn up in bay in Philippines, unknown causes
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globalnation.inquirer.net...…)
12.17.10 – Dead fish wash ashore at lake beach in Indiana, blamed on winter storms
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www.wndu.com...…)
12.15.10 – Thousands of dead fish wash ashore on Florida beach, blamed on cold weather
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www.cfnews13.com...…)
12.13.10 – Thousands of dead barramundi fish wash up in Australia, unknown causes
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www.themorningbulletin.com.a...…)