Friday, January 1, 2016

2015 - DEC - Animal Die-Offs




2015-12-01 - Livestock sickening in fracking regions:
http://www.mintpressnews.com/livestock-falling-ill-in-fracking-regions/211720/

2015-12-01 - Hong Kong's pink dolphins declining rapidly:
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-hong-kong-dolphins.html
http://www.sott.net/article/307624-Hong-Kongs-pink-dolphins-at-risk-of-disappearing

2015-12-02 - Large numbers of fish, numerous species, washing up dead, again, in coastal Cockburn Sound (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/30256704/anglers-want-fish-death-answers/
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/12/02/15/27/still-no-answers-for-wa-fish-deaths
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-02/fresh-mass-cockburn-fish-deaths-as-probe-fails-to-reveal-cause/6992530
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/cockburn-sound-fish-kill-mystery-deepens-as-new-deaths-surface-20151202-gld73y.html
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/more-dead-fish-wash-ashore-in-cockburn-sound/news-story/ae594aede156f1a77aaaf394b8bc1337

2015-12-03 - Hundreds of fish washing ashore dead in coastal Biloxi (Mississippi):
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/30654099/hundreds-of-fish-found-dead-on-biloxi-beach

2015-12-04 - Dead fish and birds found at beach in coastal Shoalwater (Australia):
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/dead-fish-birds-at-shoalwater-as-probe-into-cockburn-sound-deaths-continue/news-story/52c8569ca554bf22fe3c3bc1b20e10c1

2015-12-05 - Young red panda drops dead at Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/zoo-officials-puzzled-after-red-panda-triplet-dies/1110606/

Quote: "The zoo says Clinger did not appear ill before his death on Sunday."

2015-12-05 - Around 80 water birds found dead at Hasties Swamp near Atherton (Australia):
http://www.sott.net/article/307852-80-birds-die-at-Hasties-Swamp-Australia
http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/state-authorities-investigate-deaths-of-80-birds-at-tablelands-swamp/story-fnkxmm0j-1227634466306

2015-12-06 - 30 seals, 18 dolphins, 2 boobies and some pelicans found dead at beach in Peru:
http://rpp.pe/peru/la-libertad/hallan-mamiferos-y-aves-marinas-muertas-en-playas-libertenas-noticia-919315
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Frpp.pe%2Fperu%2Fla-libertad%2Fhallan-mamiferos-y-aves-marinas-muertas-en-playas-libertenas-noticia-919315&edit-text=&act=url

Quote: "The specialist said that along the beaches anchovy (Huanchaco) and Charco (Santiago de Cao) 30 dead seals, 18 dolphins, pelicans and two booby found."

2015-12-07 - Great white shark washes up dead at Wrightsville Beach (North Carolina):
http://www.reflector.com/ap/staten/great-white-shark-washes-ashore-wrightsville-beach-3059555
http://www.richmond.com/news/ap/article_1f85030c-9d4a-11e5-9873-cbdefe225189.html
http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/great-white-shark-found-dead-on-north-carolina-beach/
http://www.sott.net/article/308226-Great-white-shark-washes-up-on-Wrightsville-Beach-North-Carolina

2015-12-08 - More than 20 peacocks, a crow and a heron found dead near water body in forest in Odisha (India):
http://www.sott.net/article/308222-25-dead-peacocks-and-other-birds-found-in-Khurda-Forest-India
http://odishasuntimes.com/2015/12/08/over-20-peacocks-found-dead-in-odisha-forest-autopsy-report-awaited/
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/20-peacocks-found-dead-in-khurda-forest/article7962855.ece
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/25-Peacocks-Found-Dead-in-Khurda-Forest-Autopsy-Report-Awaited/2015/12/09/article3168498.ece

2015-12-08 - Tiger found dead in water tank at Corbett Tiger Reserve (India):
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tiger-found-dead-at-corbett-tiger-reserve-1252396

2015-12-08 - Fish dying near coastal Caoayan (Philippine Islands):
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/547258/news/regions/fish-kill-hits-caoayan-town-in-ilocos-sur
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/gmanews/674398847402045440

2015-12-08 - Fish dying in the Amanzimtoti River in Amanzimtoti (South Africa):
http://southcoastsun.co.za/68572/fish-kill-in-little-toti-river-photos/
http://southafrica.shafaqna.com/EN/ZA/413101

2015-12-09 - Dwarf sperm whale washes ashore dead in Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2015/12/10/male-whale-found-dead-ponte-vedra-beach/77111316/

2015-12-10 - Hundreds of fish found dead in the Sparks Marina in Sparks (Nevada):
http://www.ktvn.com/story/30695151/more-fish-die-as-sparks-marina-turns-over

2015-12-11 - Large number of fish dying in coastal Mobile Bay (Alabama):
http://www.wbrc.com/story/30729024/fish-kill-on-mobile-bay-a-mystery
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/12/widespread_fish_kill_underway.html
http://www.westernmassnews.com/Clip/12069021/fish-kill-on-mobile-bay-a-mystery

2015-12-11 - Grey whale washes ashore dead near Solana Beach (California):
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/dec/11/solana-beach-whale-washes/
http://www.sott.net/article/308358-Dead-grey-whale-calf-washes-ashore-in-Del-Mar-California
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Whale-Washes-Ashore-Del-Mar-Shores-Solana-Beach-San-Diego-361572601.html

2015-12-12 - Cuvier's beaked whale found dead on beach in Malaysia:
http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2015/12/12/beached-whale-found-dead-hours-after-rescue/
http://www.sott.net/article/308361-Cuviers-beaked-whale-found-dead-on-coast-of-Malaysia

2015-12-13 - Minke whale washes ashore dead near the island of Texel (Netherlands):
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2015/12/dead-minke-whale-washes-up-near-dutch-island/
http://www.sott.net/article/308456-Dead-Minke-whale-found-near-Dutch-island

2015-12-13 - Thousands of fish dying in Lake Mainit (Philippine Islands):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20151214-51238-PHL
http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2015/12/14/mayor-fisherfolk-suspect-mining-caused-fishkill-in-lake-mainit/
http://indonesia.shafaqna.com/EN/ID/2054607

2015-12-14 - Humpback whale washes ashore dead on coastal Hatteras Island (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/news/humpback-whale-found-dead-on-beach-in-hatteras-island/1123434/
http://www.sott.net/article/308562-Dead-humpback-whale-washes-up-Hatteras-Island-beach-North-Carolina
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/north-carolina/outer-banks/2015/12/15/humpback-whale-found-dead-on-beach-in-hatteras-island/77348978/
http://www.pilotonline.com/news/local/environment/humpback-whale-beached-in-hatteras/article_c9cf6874-16f1-55fb-b43f-321cc76517c8.html

2015-12-14 - Dozens of birds found dead at beaches along the Gulf Coast in Mississippi:
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/30736028/dead-birds-surface-along-beaches
http://www.sott.net/article/308488-Dozens-of-dead-birds-found-on-Mississippi-beaches

2015-12-14 - Tons of fish and other marine animals wash ashore dead in coastal Leyte (Philippine Islands):
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/547699/news/regions/bfar-tons-of-dead-fish-marine-animals-washed-ashore-in-leyte

2015-12-14 - Fish stocks in decline all around the world:
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/12/14/459404745/fish-stocks-are-declining-worldwide-and-climate-change-is-on-the-hook

2015-12-15 - Killer whale washes ashore dead at beach on Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape (South Africa):
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/dead-killer-whale-found-on-plett-beach-20151215
http://www.sott.net/article/308561-Dead-killer-whale-washes-up-on-beach-in-South-Africa

2015-12-15 - Sea otter sickens and dies at zoo in coastal Tacoma (Washington):
http://www.toledoblade.com/Nation/2015/12/15/Sea-otter-known-for-cup-stacking-skills-dies-after-illness.html

2015-12-17 - Fish washing up dead from Cape Canaveral to Cocoa Beach (Florida), crabs and more fish found dead too:
http://www.wesh.com/news/thousands-of-dead-fish-wash-ashore-in-brevard-county/37010350
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/2015/12/17/dead-fish-wash-up-on-brevard-beaches-cocoa-beach-cape-canaveral/77490252/

Quote: "The state agency also received report Wednesday of about 100 dead fish in the Port St. John area of the lagoon. That species has yet to be identified. On Monday, FWC also received report of dead horseshoe crabs off of the Pineda Causeway."

2015-12-18 - Around 200 birds found dead at O'Leary's Lake (Wisconsin):
http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_d46554df-4412-5684-abfc-97e2e61fae0f.html
http://www.sott.net/article/308776-About-200-waterbirds-found-dead-near-O-Learys-Lake-Wisconsin

2015-12-18 - Young dolphin washes ashore dead at beach in coastal Biloxi (Mississippi):
http://newsok.com/article/feed/937628
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/18/young-dolphin-found-dead-on-biloxi-beach/
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/30783376/young-dolphin-found-dead-on-biloxi-beach
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/30783376/young-dolphin-found-dead-on-biloxi-beach
http://www.sunherald.com/news/article50258625.html

2015-12-19 - Many thousands of fish suddenly die in lake in Jakarta (Indonesia):
http://photo.liputan6.com/peristiwa/misterius-ribuan-ikan-mati-mendadak-di-kalideres-2393951
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fphoto.liputan6.com%2Fperistiwa%2Fmisterius-ribuan-ikan-mati-mendadak-di-kalideres-2393951&edit-text=&act=url

2015-12-19 - Whale washes ashore dead at atoll in the Maldive Islands:
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/64940
http://www.sott.net/article/308844-Dead-whale-found-off-Maldives-atoll

2015-12-19 - 1,100 water birds found dead at a wildlife area in Kansas:
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/science/article/Avian-cholera-blamed-for-bird-deaths-in-central-6709824.php
http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/avian-cholera-blamed-for-bird-deaths-in-central-kansas/article_addf1460-f768-574b-a64d-1097900f5737.html

2015-12-19 - Many dead turtles and a dolphin wash ashore dead at beaches in coastal Nakhon Si Thammarat (Thailand):
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/799180/tar-balls-dead-turtles-dolphin-washed-ashore

2015-12-19 - Rare yellow bellied sea snake washes ashore dead on coastal Huntington Beach (California):
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-el-nino-sea-snake-20151219-story.html

2015-12-20 - Large number of fish found dead in the Muttar River in coastal Kochi (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Tension-over-Mass-Fishkill-in-Muttar/2015/12/21/article3188037.ece

2015-12-20 - Rare Quetzal bird from Southern Mexico and Central America heads toward extinction:
http://www.latinone.com/articles/28661/20151208/rare-quetzal-bird-southern-mexico-central-america-verge-extinction.htm
http://www.sott.net/article/308912-Rare-Quetzal-bird-from-Southern-Mexico-Central-America-facing-extinction

2015-12-21 - Hundreds of fish wash ashore dead on coastal Satellite Beach (Florida):
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/21/mystery-fish-kill-taints-fla-beaches/77730426/
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/hundreds-of-dead-fish-wash-ashore-on-satellite-beach
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/12/22/dead-fish-wash-ashore-on-florida-beach/
http://www.newsunited.com/mystery-fish-kill-taints-fla-news/20391915/

2015-12-22 - Whale washes ashore and dies at beach in coastal Galveston (Texas):
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article51326710.html
http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/12/22/beached-whale-spotted-in-galveston/77744570/
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/national/beached-whale-washes-texas-shore/npp3b/
http://abc13.com/news/necropsy-performed-on-beached-whale-in-galveston/1131981/
http://www.sott.net/article/309009-Beached-whale-dies-following-stranding-along-Galveston-Isle-Texas

2015-12-22 - Young gray whale washes ashore dead at beach in coastal Santa Monica (California):
http://abc7.com/news/beached-baby-whale-found-dead-in-santa-monica/1132871/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/12/22/dead-newborn-gray-whale-washes-ashore-in-santa-monica/
http://www.sott.net/article/309055-Dead-baby-whale-found-on-Santa-Monica-State-Beach-California

2015-12-22 - Around 45 dolphins wash ashore dead at beach in coastal Oman:
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/45-dead-dolphins-wash-ashore-in-oman-1.1640943

2015-12-23 - Young humpback whale washes ashore dead in Gig Harbor (Washington):
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article51399420.html
http://q13fox.com/2015/12/24/necropsy-to-be-performed-saturday-on-young-humpback-whale-that-washed-ashore-in-gig-harbor/
http://www.sott.net/article/309126-Dead-humpback-whale-towed-from-Gig-Harbor-to-Tacoma-Washington

2015-12-23 - Humpback whale washes ashore dead in Sandford (Canada):
http://www.thevanguard.ca/News/Local/2015-12-23/article-4385497/Dead-whale-washes-ashore-in-Sandford/1
http://www.sott.net/article/309108-Dead-humpback-whale-washes-ashore-in-Sandford-Canada

2015-12-23 - Humpback whale washes ashore dead at beach in Cape Town (South Africa):
http://ewn.co.za/2015/12/23/Humpback-whale-found-dead-on-CT-beach
http://www.ketv.com/video/veuer/beached-whale-mystery/37105228
http://www.thesouthafrican.com/dead-humpback-whale-washes-onto-strand-beach-in-cape-town-pictures/
http://www.sott.net/article/309054-Dead-humpback-whale-found-on-Cape-Town-beach-South-Africa
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article51399420.html
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/videos/news/beached-whale-mystery/vDgdnS/

2015-12-23 - Birds still dying around coastal Kachemak Bay (Alaska):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20151223-51362-USA

Note: It's not just people dropping dead, but animals too, especially animals in or near bodies of water. The biggest whale die-off in recorded history happened this year: 337 endangered sei whales were found dead on beaches in the Patagonia region of Chile, mentioned in the 2015-11-20 update. And you can be sure that for every whale or bird or fish or whatever that we find dead, a whole lot more are dying that we'll never know about, because people simply aren't around to notice...

2015-12-24 - Young humpback whale washes ashore dead at beach near Kg Sg Labu on the island of Borneo (Malaysia):
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2015/12/25/baby-whale-washes-ashore-near-kg-sg-labu-labuan/
http://www.sott.net/article/309190-Baby-humpback-whale-washes-ashore-in-Malaysia
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/12/25/baby-whale-washes-ashore-near-kg-sg-labu-labuan/

2015-12-24 - Thousands of fish wash ashore dead at beach on the Pilbara (Australia):
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/12/24/00/48/wa-fisheries-department-to-investigate-mass-bait-fish-deaths
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-23/department-probes-mass-fish-death-on-pilbara-beach/7051642
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/30432498/fisheries-probing-nw-fish-kill/
http://www.sott.net/article/309156-Thousands-of-dead-fish-found-on-beach-in-Western-Australia
http://www.perthnews.net/index.php/sid/239720213

2015-12-24 - Many thousands of fish found dead in fish farms in coastal Hong Kong (China):
http://www.ejinsight.com/20151224-massive-fish-kill-hits-tai-po-fish-culture-zones/

Quote: "A fisherman estimated that over 10,000 Sabah Giant Grouper were found dead across the fish culture zones and Tolo Harbour, with many washed ashore. Tai Po District Council member Lau Che-shing said at least 10 owners of fish culture zones have reported massive fish kills and sought help from authorities."

2015-12-24 - Thousands of fish found dead in reservoir in Altus (Oklahoma):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20151224-51388-USA

2015-12-25 - Two pygmy sperm whales wash ashore, one dead, in coastal Kuala Baram (Malaysia):
http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/12/25/villagers-find-two-whales-washed-ashore/
http://www.sott.net/article/309191-Villagers-find-two-pygmy-sperm-whales-washed-ashore-in-Borneo

2015-12-26 - Minke whale washes ashore dead at Ynyslas Beach in Ceredigion, Wales (Britain):
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/15ft-whale-washed-up-west-10652803
http://www.sott.net/article/309273-Dead-minke-whale-found-on-Ynyslas-beach-Wales

2015-12-26 - 18 vultures and two cows found dead at Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve (India):
http://www.myrepublica.com/society/story/33730/18-vultures-found-dead-in-shuklaphanta-wildlife-reserve.html

2015-12-27 - Another humpback whale washes ashore dead at beach in Cape Town (South Africa):
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/another-whale-carcass-washes-up-on-cape-town-beach-20151227
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2015/12/27/Another-dead-whale-washes-up-on-Cape-Town-shore
http://www.sott.net/article/309303-Second-dead-whale-washes-up-on-Cape-Town-shore-South-Africa

2015-12-28 - Declining honey bee populations threatening crops:
http://perfscience.com/content/2142960-declining-honey-bee-populations-threatening-crops

2015-12-29 - Orca calf found dead near coastal Vancouver Island (Canada):
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/12/30/orca-calf-found-dead-off-tofino-bc/78059722/
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/baby-orca-found-dead-near-vancouver-island/
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/baby-orca-found-dead-near-vancouver-island/nptDs/
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/orca+calf+found+dead+near+tofino/11621638/story.html
http://www.sott.net/article/309541-Dead-orca-calf-found-near-Tofino-Canada

2015-12-29 - Police dog has 'medical emergency' and dies in Lewiston (Maine):
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/12/30/lewiston-police-lose-k-9-officer/

2015-12-29 - Fish washing ashore dead in Hancock County (Mississippi):
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/hancock-county/article51784535.html
http://www.sott.net/article/309543-Thousands-of-dead-fish-wash-ashore-in-Hancock-County-Mississippi

2015-12-30 - 15 Olive Ridley turtles wash ashore dead at beaches in coastal Chennai (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/15-dead-Olive-Ridleys-on-city-beaches-worry-conservationists/articleshow/50361240.cms

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