Sunday, April 1, 2018

2018 - MAR - Animal Die-Offs




2018-03-01 - Florida's only coral reef dying off hard from unknown cause:
http://www.gainesville.com/news/20180227/mystery-disease-killing-floridas-only-coral-reef

2018-03-02 - Thousands of fish found dead in Pymatuning Lake (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wfmj.com/story/37635669/winter-fish-kill-found-at-pymatuning-lake

2018-03-03 - Alligators, crabs, fish and other species dying in Lake George (Georgia):
http://coastalcourier.com/section/139/article/91018/

Quote: "Numerous unconfirmed reports suggest deaths of alligators, crabs and other species, as well as fish."

2018-03-04 - Tens of thousands of starfish wash up dead on beach in coastal Ramsgate, Kent (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180305-62116-GBR
http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/04/starfish-armageddon-thousands-wash-beach-7360596/
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/686385/ramsgate-kent-united-kingdom-beach-starfish-wildlife-sea-creatures
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/starfish-beach-kent-ramsgate-cold-weather-sea-beast-from-east-dead-frozen-a8239156.html

Quote: "Repent, for it is the end times… At least, if you are a starfish. Tens of thousands of the creatures have washed up dead on a beach in Kent, leaving the sand carpeted with them."

2018-03-05 - Police dog, 8.5 years old, has 'medical emergency' and dies at home in Ontario (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/4065467/opp-service-dog-diesel-dies-at-home-after-medical-emergency/
http://953freshradio.ca/news/4065467/opp-service-dog-diesel-dies-at-home-after-medical-emergency/
http://www.ontariopolicereports.com/2018/03/opp-k9-unit-dog-diesel-dies-following-medical-emergency/

2018-03-06 - Hundreds of fish found dead in pond at temple in Vallimalai (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/fishkill-in-vellore-temple-tank/article22939310.ece

2018-03-07 - Deep sea oarfish washes up dead beach on Stewart Island (New Zealand):
http://fishingmag.co.nz/fish-new-zealand-sea-fish-species/silvery-oarfish-regalecus-glesne
http://www.sott.net/article/379270-Deep-sea-oarfish-discovered-on-beach-at-Stewart-Island-New-Zealand

2018-03-07 - Large number of fish found dead in lagoon in Ramada Paso (Argentina):
http://diario1588.com/aparecen-peces-muertos-en-una-laguna-de-ramada-paso/
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdiario1588.com%2Faparecen-peces-muertos-en-una-laguna-de-ramada-paso%2F&edit-text=&act=url

2018-03-07 - Many fish wash up dead on beach in La Brea (Trinidad):
http://www.looptt.com/content/ima-unable-test-dead-fish-la-brea-beach

2018-03-07 - Hundreds of fish found dead in river in Chiriqui Province (Panama):
http://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/provincias/Mortandad-preocupa-residentes-comunidad-Chiriqui_0_4980251984.html
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tvn-2.com%2Fnacionales%2Fprovincias%2FMortandad-preocupa-residentes-comunidad-Chiriqui_0_4980251984.html&edit-text=&act=url

2018-03-07 - Hundreds or maybe thousands of fish wash up dead on beach in Marseillan (France):
http://www.midilibre.fr/2018/03/03/sete-mystere-autour-d-une-hecatombe-de-mulets-sur-la-plage-du-lido,1634948.php
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.midilibre.fr%2F2018%2F03%2F03%2Fsete-mystere-autour-d-une-hecatombe-de-mulets-sur-la-plage-du-lido%2C1634948.php&edit-text=&act=url

2018-03-07 - Thousands of fish found dead in the River Witham in Lincolnshire (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-43284342

2018-03-08 - At least 12 dolphins wash up dead on the coast of Galicia (Spain):
http://www.farodevigo.es/portada-arousa/2018/03/06/docena-delfines-varan-mueren-galicia/1849496.html
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.farodevigo.es%2Fportada-arousa%2F2018%2F03%2F06%2Fdocena-delfines-varan-mueren-galicia%2F1849496.html&edit-text=&act=url

2018-03-08 - Three dolphins wash ashore dead on beach in Porto Santo (Portugal):
http://www.dnoticias.pt/madeira/tres-golfinhos-encontrados-mortos-na-praia-do-porto-santo-MH2854349
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnoticias.pt%2Fmadeira%2Ftres-golfinhos-encontrados-mortos-na-praia-do-porto-santo-MH2854349&edit-text=&act=url

2018-03-08 - Thousands of starfish wash up dead in Andalusia (Spain) after 'Beast from the East':
http://www.thelocal.es/20180307/thousands-of-starfish-wash-up-in-andalusia-after-beast-of-the-east
http://www.sott.net/article/379460-Thousands-of-starfish-wash-up-in-Andalusia-Spain-after-Beast-of-the-East

2018-03-09 - Young gray whale washes ashore dead on coastal Angel Island (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/03/10/gray-whale-carcass-angel-island-necropsy/
http://www.infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/xhtml/en_GB/news/28-foot-long-dead-gray-whale-washes-up-on-angel-island-beach/
http://www.sott.net/article/379605-Dead-gray-whale-found-on-Angel-Island-beach-in-California

2018-03-09 - Several thousand fish die in Rathbun Lake (Iowa):
http://www.dailyiowegian.com/news/local_news/thousands-of-fish-killed-at-rathbun/article_c8967e67-bcef-5e39-b650-8f04552e58a0.html

2018-03-09 - Fish, eels and prawns dying in waterways in Papua New Guinea:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/102136573/quakehit-png-left-with-dead-fish-eels-and-prawns-in-polluted-rivers
http://www.sott.net/article/379476-Earthquake-hit-Papua-New-Guinea-left-with-dead-fish-eels-and-prawns-in-polluted-rivers

Quote: "Dead fish, eels, prawns and other debris are clogging silt and mud-laden waterways, causing stench and unsafe water, while properties have also been damaged."

2018-03-10 - 23 dolphins wash ashore dead near coastal Vedaranyam (India):
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/carcasses-of-23-dolphins-washed-ashore-along-tamil-nadu-coast-5093213/
http://www.sott.net/article/379602-Carcasses-of-23-dolphins-found-along-coast-in-Tamil-Nadu-India

2018-03-11 - Irrawaddy dolphin found dead in river in Stung Treng (Cambodia):
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50113509/irrawaddy-dolphin-found-dead-in-stung-treng/
http://www.sott.net/article/379747-Rare-Irrawaddy-dolphin-found-dead-in-Cambodia

2018-03-12 - Man found dead and burned in field in Redland (Florida):
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/03/12/burned-body-redland-field/
http://miami.cbslocal.com/video/3826237-burned-body-found-in-redland-field/
http://1fortlauderdale.com/burned-body-found-in-redland-field/

Quote: "Police have a mystery on their hands after a burned body was discovered in a field in southwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Police are not saying how badly burned the person was but a law enforcement source said investigators discovered the body of a male."

2018-03-12 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame, fire gets big, spreads to duplex and apartment building, in Portland (Oregon), some pets killed:
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2018/03/black_plume_of_smoke_rising_in.html
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/heavy-smoke-billows-from-portland-scrap-yard-fire/
http://katu.com/news/local/scrap-yard-fire-air-quality-could-be-affected-for-days-health-officials-say
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2018/03/12/whats-smoke-portland-large-fire-burning-auto-salvage-yard/417142002/
http://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/how-black-smoke-from-auto-yard-fire-could-impact-your-health/283-527906636
http://www.koin.com/news/local/multnomah-county/heavy-smoke-seen-from-ne-portland-fire/1033756981
http://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/apartments-burn-pets-perish-in-auto-salvage-yard-fire-in-ne-portland/283-527819817
http://www.ktvz.com/news/five-alarm-fire-at-portland-scrap-yard-sends-up-thick-smoke/715267322
http://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/your-pics-and-videos-large-fire-burns-in-ne-portland/283-527853534
http://www.itemonline.com/cnhi_network/massive-fire-breaks-out-in-car-lot/article_ed0fb193-829f-510c-9d6b-52d165166829.html
http://www.koin.com/news/local/multnomah-county/fire-forces-sacajawea-head-start-to-evacuate-students/1034002417
http://www.koin.com/news/local/multnomah-county/heavy-smoke-seen-from-ne-portland-fire/1033756981
http://www.kptv.com/story/37704481/crews-battling-5-alarm-fire-at-car-lot-in-ne-portland

Quote: "'I walked out the door and there’s just – I mean, it’s like the sci-fi movie. I mean there’s just a thick black cloud of tar-like smoke,' said Rich Coffman."

Quote: "A sixplex apartment building and a duplex near the property burned to the ground. Multiple families were displaced and 16 cats died inside the buildings, fire officials said. Some nearby homes and one school were evacuated."

2018-03-12 - Recycling center fire breaks out in Stockton (California):
http://fox40.com/2018/03/12/firefighters-battle-large-blaze-at-stockton-recycling-center/
http://www.recordnet.com/news/20180312/two-alarm-fire-strikes-east-stockton-recycling-plant

2018-03-12 - Recycling center fire breaks out in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2018/03/trash_fire_lower_9th_ward.html
http://wgno.com/2018/03/12/three-alarm-trash-fire-burns-overnight-at-southern-recycling-plant/

2018-03-12 - Underground electrical fire breaks out on Tachbrook Road in Leamington (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2018/03/12/fire-underground-tachbrook-road-leamington/
http://leamingtonobserver.co.uk/news/tachbrook-road-closed-due-to-underground-fire/
http://www.briefreport.co.uk/news/tachbrook-road-closed-due-to-underground-fire-5623915.html

2018-03-12 - Underground electrical fire breaks out on Slough Road in Iver Heath (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/

Quote: "Monday 12 March, 3.22pm Fire in underground electrical installation, Five Points Roundabout, Slough Road, Iver Heath. One appliance and crew from Langley attended. Firefighters used a carbon dioxide extinguisher."

2018-03-12 - Tire warehouse goes up in flames in Novosibirsk (Russia):
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/12/c_137033546.htm

Quote: "A massive fire broke out Monday morning at a warehouse of automobile tires in the city of Novosibirsk, Russia's largest city and also the capital of Siberian District in the Far East of the country, local media reported."

2018-03-12 - Passenger plane hit by battery fire in cargo hold at airport in Salt Lake City (Utah):
http://www.consumerreports.org/faa/battery-fire-in-delta-cargo-hold/
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-delta-flight-scare-is-a-reminder-why-you-should-never-put-electronics-with-lithium-batteries-in-checked-baggage-2018-03-13

Note: This is the 31st aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-03-12 - Sardine population down 97% off the US West Coast, sardine fishing closed for 4th straight year:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Echoes-of-cannery-row-collapse-as-West-Coast-12736514.php
http://www.savingseafood.org/news/management-regulation/west-coast-sardine-fishing-closed-4th-year-alarming-97-population-decline/
http://www.oceansentry.org/west-coast-sardine-fishing-closed-4th-year-alarming-97-population-decline/

2018-03-12 - A billion monarch butterflies dead and environmentalists may be to blame:
http://www.westernjournal.com/1-billion-butterflies-dead-environmentalists-may-blame/
http://www.sott.net/article/379748-A-billion-monarch-butterflies-dead-and-environmentalists-may-be-to-blame

2018-03-13 - Fourteen spinner dolphins found dead in 5 days in Tamil Nadu (India):
http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nearly-14-spinner-dolphins-found-dead-tn-coasts-3-days-77943
http://www.sott.net/article/380020-7-Spinner-dolphins-found-dead-in-4-days-in-Tamil-Nadu-India-UPDATE-deaths-increase-to-14-in-5-days
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/five-spinner-dolphins-found-dead/article23166051.ece

2018-03-14 - Endangered panther found dead in Hendry County (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sns-bc-fl--panther-death-20180316-story.html
http://www.tampabay.com/florida-panther-found-dead-on-ranch-ap_florida09266289f69544af8f02298b1353524a

2018-03-15 - Sei whale washes ashore dead in coastal Marathon (Florida):
http://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/article205567814.html

2018-03-15 - Endangered Gulf sturgeon washes up dead on Davis Island (Florida):
http://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/rare-gulf-sturgeon-washes-up-on-tampa-beach/1044886593

2018-03-15 - Dozens of fish found dead in the Arkansas River north of Buena Vista (Colorado):
http://www.chaffeecountytimes.com/free_content/fish-kill-in-arkansas-river-draws-cpw-attention/article_9e56cd16-27ac-11e8-bbef-478ae29486cc.html

2018-03-16 - Two adult elephants and elephant calf found dead within half a mile, one in a pond, in Nalkeri (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/mar/16/three-elephants-including-a-calf-found-dead-in-kodagu-estate-1787987.html

2018-03-17 - Bryde's whale washes ashore dead in Tamil Nadu (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/brydes-whale-carcass-weighing-10tonnes-washes-ashore-at-thondi-in-ramnad/articleshow/63338195.cms
http://www.sott.net/article/380234-Brydes-whale-carcass-washes-ashore-in-Tamil-Nadu-India

2018-03-19 - As insects continue to disappear, birds, which feed on them, are also being wiped out:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/21/catastrophe-as-frances-bird-population-collapses-due-to-pesticides

Quote: "The museum described the pace and extent of the wipe-out as 'a level approaching an ecological catastrophe'."

2018-03-19 - Sand tiger shark washes up dead on coastal Hilton Head Island (South Carolina):
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/untamed-lowcountry/article205812729.html

2018-03-19 - Unknown creature washes up dead at Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge in Golden Isles (Georgia):
http://strangesounds.org/2018/03/loch-ness-creature-georgia-video.html

2018-03-19 - Seychelles’ coral reefs threatened by climate change:
http://nypost.com/2018/03/19/seychelles-coral-reefs-are-being-threatened-by-climate-change/

2018-03-20 - Two whales wash ashore dead on the coast of Nova Scotia (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/humpback-whale-nova-scotia-shore-1.4582544
http://www.sott.net/article/380492-Two-dead-whales-wash-up-on-the-coast-of-Nova-Scotia-Canada

2018-03-20 - Sperm whale washes up dead at beach on the island of Bali (Indonesia):
http://en.antaranews.com/news/115037/sperm-whale-stranded-at-bungkulan-beach
http://www.sott.net/article/380490-Dead-sperm-whale-found-at-beach-in-Bali-Indonesia

2018-03-20 - World’s last male northern white rhino is dead:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/03/wildlife-and-plantlife-on-brink-worlds.html

2018-03-22 - At least 150 pilot whales strand, almost all of them die, at coastal Hamelin Bay (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180323-62356-AUS
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/mar/24/western-australia-volunteers-rescue-five-whales-after-mass-stranding-event
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-23/mass-whale-stranding-at-augusta-sparks-shark-alert/9579014
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/video-mass-stranding-more-than-150-whales-raises-shark-warning-near-perth
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/south-west/whale-carcasses-wash-up-on-hamelin-bay-prompting-shark-warning-ng-b88783733z
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/23/mass-whale-stranding-western-australia-sharks-beached-augusta-hamelin-bay
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2018-03-23/mass-stranding-of-more-than-150-whales-at-hamelin-bay-near-augusta-sparks-shark-alert/1744618
http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/mass-whale-stranding-in-hamelin-bay-prompts-shark-alert/news-story/22afa2d178b85f05abcfc74a6e5e480f
http://www.sott.net/article/380752-Mass-stranding-of-over-150-pilot-whales-at-Hamelin-Bay-Western-Australia
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43519439

Quote: "Volunteers have helped rescue five of the 150 short-finned pilot whales that became stranded on a beach in Western Australia."

2018-03-22 - Sperm whale washes up and dies near Monifieth (Scotland):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5531375/A-12-metre-sperm-whale-dies-washing-Scottish-beach.html
http://www.sott.net/article/380674-Sperm-whale-dies-after-washing-up-on-beach-near-Monifieth-Scotland

2018-03-22 - Endangered Florida panther found dead in coastal Collier County (Florida):
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-reg-panther-found-dead-20180323-story.html
http://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/environment/2018/03/22/florida-panther-found-dead-golden-gate-estates/449185002/
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2018-03-23/florida-panther-found-dead

2018-03-23 - Nature's 'alarming' decline threatens food, water, energy:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/natures-alarming-decline-threatens-food-water-energy-un/ar-BBKBjZU
http://wishtv.com/2018/03/24/study-earth-is-losing-plants-animals-and-clean-water-at-a-dramatic-rate/
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/un-reports-see-a-lonelier-planet-with-fewer-plants-animals/article_ab5aae03-9c7b-54d6-ac1a-e1c5efba4599.html
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/03/mass-extinction-event-desperate.html

2018-03-24 - Dozens of sea birds and four seals found dead on beach in coastal Coronado (California):
http://coronadotimes.com/news/2018/03/17/dozens-of-dead-birds-and-a-few-dead-seals-what-does-that-mean-for-our-beaches/

2018-03-24 - Dozens of birds drop dead near Okanagan Lake (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/4083217/mass-bird-death-investigated-in-south-okanagan/

Quote: "'It was certainly unusual. Yes it was strange. I tried to imagine what might have happened. I knew they couldn’t have been electrocuted on the lines because birds are on there all of the time. I counted at least 40 of them,' Simonin said. The birds have now been cleared from the road but how they died remains a mystery."

2018-03-24 - Hundreds of fish wash up dead on beach in coastal Buenos Aires (Argentina):
http://www.diariopopular.com.ar/general/sorpresiva-mortandad-peces-hudson-n346007
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.diariopopular.com.ar%2Fgeneral%2Fsorpresiva-mortandad-peces-hudson-n346007&edit-text=&act=url

2018-03-24 - Hundreds of fish found dead in lake in Bogota (Colombia):
http://www.rcnradio.com/bogota/al-menos-800-peces-muertos-en-el-parque-de-los-novios-en-bogota
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rcnradio.com%2Fbogota%2Fal-menos-800-peces-muertos-en-el-parque-de-los-novios-en-bogota&edit-text=&act=url

2018-03-25 - Three dolphins wash up dead on beach in Sinop (Turkey):
http://www.vitrinhaber.com/guncel/olu-yunuslar-sahile-vurdu-h23882.html
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vitrinhaber.com%2Fguncel%2Folu-yunuslar-sahile-vurdu-h23882.html&edit-text=&act=url

2018-03-25 - Thousands of fish found dead in retention ponds in Laredo (Texas):
http://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Officials-investigate-fish-kill-at-retention-ponds-12772403.php

2018-03-25 - Hundreds of fish found dead in the Cuyahoga River (Ohio):
http://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/verify-should-we-be-concerned-about-the-hundreds-of-dead-fish-along-the-cuyahoga-river/95-531437456

2018-03-25 - Many fish wash ashore dead on the coast of Oman:
http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/334165/Dead-fish-wash-up-on-Omans-Seeb-coast

2018-03-25 - Thousands of fish found dead in river in Ensenada (Argentina):
http://infocielo.com/nota/89594/peces_muertos_en_el_rio_santiago_analizan_el_arroyo_el_gato_para_determinar_las_causas/
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Finfocielo.com%2Fnota%2F89594%2Fpeces_muertos_en_el_rio_santiago_analizan_el_arroyo_el_gato_para_determinar_las_causas%2F&edit-text=&act=url

2018-03-25 - Thousands of fish found in dam reservoir in Salem (India):
http://www.newstodaynet.com/index.php/2018/03/21/thousands-of-dead-fish-near-cauvery-river/

2018-03-26 - Gray whale found dead near coastal Black's Beach (California):
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-dead-whale-20180326-story.html
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Whale-Beached-San-Diego-Coast-Blacks-Beach-Torrey-Pines-477969003.html
http://www.cbs8.com/story/37813300/dead-whale-found-drifting-near-blacks-beach
http://www.sott.net/article/381111-Dead-gray-whale-found-off-San-Diego-California

2018-03-26 - 61 short-beaked dolphins wash ashore at beach, 49 die, in coastal Patagonia (Argentina):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180328-62405-ARG
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/937319/dolphins-wash-up-dead-argentina-beach
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/691589/mystery-dolphins-dead-beach-patagonia-argentina
http://buzznews.co.uk/news/dolphin-mystery-scientists-baffled-after-49-dolphins-wash-up-dead-on-beach/
http://www.sott.net/article/381038-Mass-stranding-of-61-dolphins-in-Argentina-49-die
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/03/space-weather-link-scientists-baffled.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq6JM09-H8Q

Quote: "Scientists have been left baffled after 61 short-beaked dolphins were found washed ashore on a beach resort in Argentina."

Quote: "Mr Coscarella said: 'It is the first case of marine mammals being stranded in this region, therefore it is an unprecedented situation.'”"

2018-03-27 - More than 150 cows mysteriously drop dead near Lake Victoria in Kisumu County (Kenya):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180328-62410-KEN
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001274717/mystery-as-150-cows-drop-dead-in-nyakach-kisumu
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/03/more-than-150-cows-drop-dead-in-2-hours.html
http://theworldnews.net/ke-news/shock-as-150-cows-die-in-nyakach

Quote: "Joshua Otieno, a farmer in Nyakach, Kisumu County, watched in disbelief as his cows collapsed and died one after the other. By midday Tuesday, more than 150 cows, including some that belonged to his neighbours in Rangul village, lay dead under unknown circumstances. An entire village is now counting losses and coming to terms with the biggest catastrophe in the area in recent times. The cows reportedly developed difficulties walking before dropping dead as their owners watched, moments after leaving a grazing field."

2018-03-27 - No newborn right whales spotted as calving season draws to a close:
http://www.centralmaine.com/2018/03/27/no-newborn-right-whales-spotted-as-calving-season-draws-to-close/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/beginning-end-no-babies-endangered-whales-172056377.html
http://wpde.com/news/local/fears-for-the-future-of-the-north-atlantic-right-whales

Quote: "The timing could hardly be worse. Scientists estimate only about 450 North Atlantic right whales remain, and the species suffered terribly in 2017. A total of 17 right whales washed up dead in the U.S. and Canada last year, far outpacing five births."

2018-03-28 - Around 30 swans found dead in lake on the island of Lolland (Denmark):
http://www.thelocal.dk/20180328/30-dead-swans-found-at-danish-lake

2018-03-28 - Fish and jellyfish found dead along coastal Safety Bay (Australia):
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/fisheries-investigate-mystery-mass-fish-kill-off-safety-bay-20180328-p4z6sd.html

Quote: "Fisheries and Marine officers attended the beach and found about 150 dead sea mullet and a small number of jellyfish had died along the 400-metre stretch of coast."

2018-03-29 - Monkeys mysteriously dying in Amroha (India):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180330-62429-IND
http://www.21frames.in/watch/newsunlimitedbyani/more-than-200-monkeys-die-due-to-mysterious-disease
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/03/another-mystery-as-more-than-200.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB1Mf9unwIs

Quote: "More than 200 monkeys have died and several are ailing in a village of Amroha due to mysterious disease. Villagers are puzzled and concerned about increasing number of deaths of monkeys."

2018-03-31 - Thousands of fish found dead in Lake Champlain near Whitehall (New York):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180401-62447-USA
http://www.news10.com/news/local-news/thousands-of-dead-fish-found-floating-on-lake-champlain-near-whitehal/1091092707
http://www.facebook.com/wten.albany/posts/10160435795895195

Quote: "Thousands of dead fish are floating on Lake Champlain up in Washington County. It's a site to see on Lake Champlain, thousands of dead fish floating in the water, but it remains a mystery as to how and why they died."

2018-03-31 - Insect-eating birds dying off in North America:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/03/why-are-big-insect-eating-birds.html
http://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2018.00014/full

Quote: "No guild of North American birds is declining so rapidly as aerial insectivores: acrobatic marvels whose maneuvers make our hearts soar, and who provide a vital ecosystem service. Why are their numbers plummeting? A leading explanation is a widespread decline in insect populations..."

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