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Thousands of snow geese fall dead from the sky
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:25 am
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:25 am
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#itshappening
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Avian cholera is suspected in the deaths of at least 2,000 snow geese that fell dead from the sky in Idaho while migrating to nesting grounds on the northern coast of Alaska, wildlife managers said Monday.
Dozens of Idaho Department of Fish and Game workers and volunteers at the weekend retrieved and incinerated carcasses of snow geese found near bodies of water and a wildlife management area in the eastern part of the state, said agency spokesman Gregg Losinski.
Avian cholera is believed to be the culprit in the deaths mostly because of the way the birds died, he said.
“Basically, they just fell out of the sky,” said Losinski.
He said biologists were awaiting results from a state wildlife lab to confirm the birds died of the highly contagious disease, which is caused by bacteria that can survive in soil and water for up to four months.
#itshappening
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:27 am to Jim Rockford
I'm pretty sure stuff like this happens regularly. Nature has to do her thing.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:37 am to coolpapaboze
#contratrails...
This post was edited on 3/17/15 at 10:38 am
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:37 am to SabiDojo
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I'm pretty sure stuff like this happens regularly. Nature has to do her thing.
I may not be a bird expert, but I did sleep in my girlfriend's Prelude last night
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:37 am to Jim Rockford
That is atrange thoigh. Like do birds not say "frick I'm sick, I'm gonna chill here for a minute"?
They just continue on with life as usual even if they have the flu until they literally drop dead?
I'm saying if I had some deadly illness I would not just die walking to my car. My arse would probably be in bed for a week prior
They just continue on with life as usual even if they have the flu until they literally drop dead?
I'm saying if I had some deadly illness I would not just die walking to my car. My arse would probably be in bed for a week prior
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:38 am to KBeezy
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I'm saying if I had some deadly illness I would not just die walking to my car. My arse would probably be in bed for a week prior
That's the way it was in the 1918 flu. People would be out going about their daily routine, start to feel ill, and die on the streetcar or whatever.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:57 am to KBeezy
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That is atrange thoigh. Like do birds not say "frick I'm sick, I'm gonna chill here for a minute"?
Birds will hide their sickness until they literally drop dead. Showing weakness in nature makes you a prime target for predators.
Learned this the hard way in middle school when i woke up with my parakeet chilling in his cage like he always did till he dropped dead 5 minutes later.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 11:11 am to Jim Rockford
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He said biologists were awaiting results from a state wildlife lab to confirm the birds died of the highly contagious disease, which is caused by bacteria that can survive in soil and water for up to four months.
I'd also take a gander at blunt force trauma from falling out of the sky.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 11:14 am to Jim Rockford
Damn Nature, you scary.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 11:20 am to Sao
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I'd also take a gander at blunt force trauma from falling out of the sky.
:rimshot:
Posted on 3/17/15 at 11:24 am to Jim Rockford
I think I'm currently suffering from this.
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