Seabird Dieoff In Prince William Sound; At Least 8,000 Common Murres Dead On 1 Beach

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Tens of thousands of dead birds are washing up on the beaches of Alaska’s Prince William Sound, an unexplained mass die-off that some experts say may be related to the changing climate.

The birds, all of a species known as the common murre, appear to have starved to death, federal wildlife officials say, suggesting disruptions to the supply of herring and other fish that make up the birds’ diet.

A survey by wildlife officials earlier in the month counted more than 8,000 dead murres on the shores of one beach near Whittier, about 60 miles southeast of Anchorage. Local news video showed bodies of the black-and-white birds scattered on the beach and floating in the water offshore.

Biologists who have examined the birds say they appear emaciated. “We know they are starving. Their stomachs are empty,” said Robb Kaler, a seabird biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Anchorage. “But we don’t yet know what the mechanism is.”

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/01/12/mysterious-mass-deaths-of-alaskan-birds-baffles-scientists/

[SoLeftIAmRight]

1. We are changing the environment

I do not know that there is a link here but these things will continue and we are the cause of many.