(NaturalNews) 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
http://www.wsaw.com/news/headlines/Dead_Cows_Found_in_Portage_County_... 01.14.11 - 100 dead carp found in U.K. pond, unknown causes
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3352539/Dead-100-fish-add-t... 01.14.11 - 730 African grey parrots die during flight, blamed on possible exposure to carbon monoxide
http://www.mg.co.za/article/2011-01-14-outrage-over-dead-parrots01.13.11 - 300 "grackles" birds found dead on highway in Alabama, blamed on blunt force trauma
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1346957/Now-300-dead-birds-fa... 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 (
http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/has-oido/details/bizarre-anim...)
01.10.11 - Countless fish found dead in U.K. brook, unknown causes (
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/environment/concern_as_fish_d...)
01.08.11 - 100 dead "starlings" birds found dead on highway in California, allegedly all hit by a truck
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110111/ARTICLES/110119891/1350... 01.08.11 - Dozens of dead "starlings" birds turn up in Romania, blamed on "drunkenness" (you can't make this up...)
http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/offbeat/article234617.ece 01.07.11 - More than 1,000 dead turtle doves found in Italy, unknown causes (
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8246678/More-t...)
01.06.11 - 40,000+ dead Devil crabs washed ashore in the U.K., unknown causes (
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-20027655-503543.html)
01.05.11 - Hundreds of dead birds found on highway in Texas, unknown causes (
http://www.ktre.com/global/story.asp?s=13787277)
01.05.11 - Large amount of dead
fish wash up on New Zealand beaches, unknown causes (
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=106...)
01.05.11 - Up to 100 jackdaw birds found dead on road in Sweden, unknown causes (
http://www.thelocal.se/31262/20110105/)
01.04.11 - Several dead manatees found on Florida coast, unknown causes (
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-treasure-coast-manatees-...)
01.04.11 - Thousands of dead fish wash up on creek in Florida, unknown causes (
http://www.wftv.com/news/26367953/detail.html)
01.04.11 - Hundreds of dead fish was ashore on St. Clair River in Ontario, Can., unknown causes (
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2011/01/04/16757321.html)
01.04.11 - Hundreds of dead black birds found on highway in Louisiana, suffering from internal injuries and blood clots (
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/112843019.html)
01.03.11 - Dozens of dead birds show up in a woman's backyard in Kentucky, unknown causes (
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Woman-reports-dozens-of-dead-bir...)
01.03.11 - Tens of thousands of dead fish wash ashore in Chesapeake Bay, Md., blamed on cold water (
http://www.wbaltv.com/r/26357581/detail.html)
01.03.11 - 100 tons of dead fish wash ashore in Brazil, unknown causes (
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/100-tons-of-fish-die-near-brazil.htm...)
01.03.11 - 100,000+ dead drum fish found in Arkansas river, unknown causes (
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=136401&cat...)
12.31.10 -
5,000+ birds found dead in Arkansas, suffering from massive trauma and blood clots (
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/03/arkansas.falling.birds/index.html?hp...)
12.29.10 - Dozens of fish found dead in San Antonio, Texas, unknown causes (
http://www.ksat.com/news/26316464/detail.html)
12.28.10 - 70 bats found dead in Tucson, Ariz., unknown causes (
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/12/28/20101228tucson-70-d...)
12.27.10 - Scores of dead fish wash ashore in a lake in Haiti, unknown causes (
http://www.france24.com/en/20101227-authorities-probe-dead-fish-haiti...)
12.23.10 - Hundreds of dead sea creatures wash ashore in South Carolina, blamed on cold water (
http://www.abcnews4.com/Global/story.asp?S=13735801)
12.23.10 - Ten tons of mostly dead fish found in fishing net in New Zealand, unknown causes (
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/rodney-times/4477740/Enlis...)
12.22.10 - More than a hundred dead pelicans turn up in North Carolina, unknown causes (
http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/12/28/topsail_voice/ne...)
12.18.10 - Thousands of dead fish turn up in bay in Philippines, unknown
causes (
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20101218-309...)
12.17.10 - Dead fish wash ashore at lake beach in Indiana, blamed on winter storms (
http://www.wndu.com/localnews/headlines/Dead_fish_wash_up_on_Washingt...)
12.15.10 - Thousands of dead fish wash ashore on Florida beach, blamed on cold weather (
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2010/december/183768/Dead-fish-t...)
12.13.10 - Thousands of dead barramundi fish wash up in Australia, unknown causes (
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2010/12/13/barramundi-foun...)
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