February 11, 2015 - EARTH - The following constitutes the latest reports of unusual and symbolic animal behavior, mass die-offs, beaching and stranding of mammals, and the appearance of rare creatures.
Thousands of starfish washed up on the beach at Isle of Palms over the weekend.
And it turns out, this happens a few times each winter on Lowcountry beaches.
Usually, strong off-shore winds push them onto the shore at high tide and they're stuck until the tide comes back in. Over the weekend, wind gusts were coming in stronger than 20 miles an hour.
Monday Night, we spoke with Mel Bell, the fisheries management director for the Department of Natural Resources who said this is pretty normal.
Bell said the last time this happened was in December on Fripp Island.
The problem? On the bottom of the ocean, Starfish can't really "stick" to the sand, so they end up going with the tides.
He says the amount of starfish that washed up on IOP this weekend is pretty standard for one of these events.
As for the health of the starfish, Bell says they have had issues in the Pacific with disease, but we haven't seen any issues here. - WBTW.
Residents of Fanø were treated to an usual sight on Wednesday: the partially rotting corpse of a 12-metre sperm whale.
The rotting corpse of a 12-metre-long sperm whale has washed up on the shore of the Danish island Fanø, local police said on Wednesday.
The massive creature was naturally garnering attention, but the Danish Nature Agency (Naturstyrelsen) warned that curious onlookers should stay away from the whale, which it characterized as "a bacteria bomb".
"Experience from previous whale strandings shows that many people want to go up and touch the dead whale, but it can be deadly as dead whales are often indicted with pathogenic bacteria," the Nature Agency wrote on its website.
The nature officials said that tests would be performed on the whale to determine its cause of the death and the Fisheries and Maritime Museum in Esbjerg will attempt to determine if the whale's skeleton can be preserved for future display. But first the whale has to be moved, and that will be no easy task.
"The sperm whale is laying solid in the water and can first be pulled onto land on Thursday," Southern Jutland Police wrote on Twitter.
The Nature Agency said that it could take days or even weeks to remove the whale from the area. - The Local.
Biologists with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in St. John's are hoping to perform a necropsy on a rarely-seen whale found beached on the shore in Point Lance on Saturday.
A dead Sowerby's beaked whale was discovered on the beach in Point Lance on the Cape Shore.
Crews with DFO went to the site with a trailer to haul the carcass to its offices.
Jack Lawson, a scientist with DFO, said the species is "relatively rare" in the Newfoundland and Labrador region.
"In Canada, it's listed under the species at risk act as special concern, partly because we just don't know much about them. These animals have been rarely seen at sea, partly because they don't approach boats and they're kind of inconspicuous," said Lawson.
"They don't have a big blow and they're not fond of large groups, and they're rarely seen ashore, so we really don't know. There could be many of them offshore, but they're reclusive deep water animals."
The species generally lives in the north Atlantic ocean, and averages a full-grown length of just under five metres.
According to Lawson, this will be the first chance he'll have to perform a necropsy on one of these whales. He added that scientists will need to determine if the adult female was pregnant when it died, or gave birth.
"From a biologists point of view, it's dead which is a bad thing, but on the other side of things it gives us a really good chance to look at this animal, which appeared to be a pregnant — or is a pregnant female," he said.
Lawson said the whale is currently stored outside the DFO building in St. John's, and they're hoping to perform the necropsy when weather permits — likely in March. - CBC.
This is the scary moment a huge cobra left drivers in Brazil in no doubt about who rules this certain section of road on the Sao Paulo highway.
The angry reptile can be seen striking out at vehicles as they pass by - and it seems he holds particular contempt for large lorries.
Oblivious to the small issue of their size, the snake repeatedly strikes at the tyres of the trucks as they tentatively roll past.
WATCH: Angry cobra defend his turf.
All the cars slowed to avoid the animal, but that wasn't enough for the cobra, who wanted the road all to himself.
The 32 second footage has had over 55,000 views since it was uploaded to NúcleoMultimidia Estadao's YouTube channel on February 6.
It is not clear exactly what happened to the snake and whether he managed to find his way safely across the road, although he seems more than capable of defending himself. - Daily Mirror.
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resident of this town on social media published a series of images of
the nearby lagoon General Baldissera in which hundreds of dead fish and
birds observed in moribund state.
By the time the reason that generated this slaughter of animals in one of the most visited natural sites in the area is unknown.
Photographs published in the dead fish floating on the surface, a large amount of algae, and other dead birds dying observed. The scenario is worrying and generated an alert among the residents of the rural area.
The affected lagoon is located in the southeast of Cordoba, a few kilometers south of the town of General Baldissera. While it is not exploited the sheet of water for fishing, usually go for the activity groups informally.
Since last week the lagoon shows part of his dead fauna. Witnesses thought the situation would be temporary motivated by some climatological question.
However, as of last Monday a greater number of animals are observed lifeless.
The journalist Ivan Ghi, FM Urban Monte Corn, published the photographs that reflect the situation in social networks. In the same dead fish and birds, and the surface of the fully enclosed lagoon vegetation are observed.
This is the first time the lake has this problem, so some neighbors and regular fishermen agree that they could have thrown some chemical liquid in place that affected animals.
Note that the gap is in the middle of a purely agricultural area in which soybean performed. A daily performing fumigation by region or ground equipment applied in seed lots planes are observed.
At the moment, were not found in drums or containers of chemicals dumped area, although a complaint may be done for Environment of the Province to investigate the incident. From Prevention Network Monte Corn, developers tasks awareness of the health of people, they regretted what happened and alerted those who usually consumed in fishing and fish. May generate health problem in those taking these animals as they present an advanced state of putrefaction. - La Manana. [Translated]
Since early January, according to data from the portal Geocetus - project developed by the Research Center of Pescara cetaceans Onlus to create a georeferenced database of strandings of cetaceans and sea turtles along the Italian coast - are eighty specimens of Caretta Caretta found dead on the beaches of the middle Adriatic: thirty in Abruzzo, forty in the Marche, Molise in four and five in Emilia Romagna.
Only today, the carcasses of two turtles 'Caretta Caretta' were found on the beach, in the Abruzzo region, not far from the Tower of Cerrano, one in the town of Silvi (Teramo) and the other in that of Pineto (Teramo), while other dead specimens, according to the study center is non-profit organization cetaceans, always in the day, were found on the beaches of neighboring regions. In Abruzzo, the discovery took place a few kilometers from the marine protected area 'Torre del Cerrano' where in September 2013 there was what was called an "event of the century" and that is a great birth of turtles, at least 18 specimens. On the spot, today attended the men of the Coast Guard of Silvi and veterinary staff of the ASL of Teramo. Carcasses - in poor condition - were transferred to a warehouse. Tomorrow the experts of the Center studies cetaceans non-profit organization will conduct the necessary investigations.
"Since the beginning of the year, between Romagna and Molise - the President of the Center studies cetaceans, Vincenzo Olivieri - there are dozens of specimens. Only today have been found at least seven carcasses. Just look at what happened January 1: a real catastrophe. From unique necropsies performed showed that the specimens have died by drowning. So it is possible that the deaths are due to interference of fishing nets. " - Ansa. [Translated]
Two years ago, José Manuel Balcazar Diaz remembers his herd integrated as d e 300 animals, now are you like 30.
The constant leaking fuel by Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), has caused many fields in the region die slowly and with this, the animals that feed on grass or drink water in the area.
From 2013 to date, estimated, he died about March 00 head of cattle, including calves, cows to market, heifers and steers.
Responsabilizas to leakage of brine poisoning of cattle on his ranch, L to Cienega, adjacent to the town of Carrizal, municipality of Cosoleacaque.
In the village, people live mostly rural activities also small restaurants and spas look.
The family of Jose Manuel, however, remains for many years with ranching.
In partnership with an uncle, use several acres of land near swamps to breed wild cows, "these only when we cling to sell, do not give milk is won almost savage".
Man's life changed field in 2013 "s and I were dead cows as before, but in that year were many, including 100 that were missed by the flight of the white matter," he says.
The substance out of a Pemex pipeline passing through his property, "it goes, reaches the water and cows take it, soon get sick".
The man has the stock where it is already affected, gets skinny, sick of diarrhea despite veterinary treatments.
Shortly not eat well and die. In his ranch there are dozens of skeletons and gnawed by the passage of time and animals c Arrona as witnesses of the tragedy allegedly fostered by the parastatal.
Last week, took the case to the Federal Office for the Environment (PROFEPA), but did not hear them, "tell me that the manager was walking in Xalapa".
These lands and cows were part of an inheritance from his grandparents, he says proudly at his ranch. In the distance a young stallion neighs vigorous and dogs sniff the master.
"Now I have not let my kids, since 2013 I have died and 300 animals, and now I only have like 10 cows, maybe a little more, but I have nothing. I'm broke because ".
The livestock requires that the relevant authorities will compensate for the years have passed in their fight to stop leaks that substance or at least get paid the damages without being heard.
"Leaks there still, nobody made and we already noted in PEMEX pipeline" he says.
In cure his cattle have fared time and savings, "no medication to help them get lean, get diarrhea and die", but that has suffered most is to see how their animals are dying, "suffer much, makes me want to mourn to see my animals as they die. " - Plumas Libres. [Translated]
A new outbreak of H5N6 high-path avian flu has been reported at a farm in Hunan province.
The veterinary authority sent Follow Up Report No.5 dated 6 February to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
According to that report, there was a new outbreak of H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza at a farm in the Heshan district of Yiyang city in Hunan province.
Starting on 2 February, a total of around 3,400 birds showed symptoms; 2,600 died and the remaining 4,876 were destroyed.
The type of bird was not identified in the report. - The Poultry Site.
Pacific Coast band-tailed pigeons have been turning up dead in Santa Barbara County, and officials from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are working to find out why.
Thousands of dead pigeons have been discovered since mid-December, and biologists think they are dying from a parasite that effects only birds, and seems to be hitting the band-tailed pigeon — the only native pigeon in California — especially hard.
Band-tailed pigeons are large, stocky birds with small heads, long and rounded tails, and yellow bills and feet. Their heads and breasts are purplish gray and they have a white crescent on the backs of their necks.
They spend the winters in Central and Southern California near oak trees and coniferous forests, often in large flocks. When the weather warms, they migrate north into Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.
Since December, state wildlife scientists have been investigating the large-scale deaths of the birds, which appear to be perishing from a disease called avian trichomonosis.
Caused by a protozoan parasite, the disease only infects birds. It lives in the bird’s mouth and throat, producing lesions that block the passage of food and cause the bird to starve to death or suffocate.
It’s unclear what is causing the parasite, although non-native rock pigeons may be the source of the infection for native bird species, the CDFW reported last month.
Krysta Rogers, a CDFW environmental scientist, said that the majority of the dead pigeons have turned up in Los Olivos, Santa Ynez and Solvang, with a few cases found in Carpinteria and Santa Barbara.
Rogers didn’t have an exact number because scientists are still conducting research, but she said the deaths are in “the low thousands” for the county. Those figures are just based on reports from people who discovered the dead birds, however, and more may have perished without having been reported.
A large number of dead birds also have been reported in Santa Clara County, Rogers said, adding that the deaths seem to be occurring with more frequency in recent years.
“That is concerning because we know their population has been declining, but we don’t really know what kind of effect it will have,” she said.
The department has been receiving reports from the U.S. Forest Service, as well as workers in licensed animal rehabilitation centers.
Rogers said “the main driver for where the pigeons are is food,” and that the locations where dead pigeons have been found are often near oak trees, whose acorns are a main source of their food.
“We’re still receiving a lot of inquiries from the public, and we’re encouraging them to report sick or dead pigeons so we can come up with a more accurate number,” she said.
Pigeons are primarily affected by the disease, although a rare raptor that has eaten a pigeon might be found dead, she said.
“There may be mild concerns with backyard chickens,” she said, adding that owners should keep feed and water covered from other types of birds.
There is no risk of transmission to humans or to other animals, she said.
Click here to make an online report of sick or dead pigeons, or call 916.358.2790.
Residents also can help reduce the transmission of the disease by removing artificial sources of food and water, like birdbaths and fountains.Bird feeders and artificial water sources may increase disease transmission between individual band-tailed pigeons, and possibly other bird species, because it brings the birds into closer contact than is normal, the department said. - Noozhawk.
22 out of the pod of dolphins trapped inside Nadella Island’s lagoon have been freed and released into the ocean but 12 had died, the island’s council said on Saturday.
Faisal Najeeb, the island council’s chair said that 38 dolphins had accidentally wandered in to the island’s – located in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll - lagoon. He added that there were about four dolphins left to free.
“We caught the dolphins on a net and released them into the ocean” Najeeb said “12 of them died in this process”.
“Catching them with nets was the only option we had” he continued.
Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) officers and islanders noticed the trapped dolphins and began work to free them on Thursday.
Faisal said that two dolphins were saved on the first day, 16 on Friday, and two have been freed thus far on Saturday.
“The remaining four dolphins will be freed today” Najeeb added.
He also said that the dolphins were each about 8 feet in length.
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) had said that this is first case where so many dolphins were found trapped. - Haveeru.
Given the situation with fish, consult the Argentina Naval Prefecture and they confirmed the issue. "We warned the situation this morning in a telephone complaint", warned at the seat of Santa Teresita. The same is expressed in General Lavalle, where were unable to clarify the reasons. "Number of fish that were to review and investigate details have led," he confirmed. Apparently, treated waste thrown into the sea by fishing boats.
The situation has surprised vacationers on days where the temperature exceeds 30 ° C. loosely While still say they are investigating and could not be confirmed, the appearance of these fish is not a problem with seawater but are the product of waste from fishing vessels, according to the same source, originate in Mar del Plata. - Entrelineas Info. [Translated]
Nine out of every two days on the river in the village of South Island town of Ssangyong Fuzhou High-tech area, there are dead fish floating down from upstream from time to time. The villagers suspect that someone poisonous fish in the river at night. Longquan Villa's staff also said that nine out of every year the river is likely to be three large-scale case of dead fish. South Island town government said it would send someone to the scene investigation.
Employees: feeding carp are gone
Yesterday morning, the reporter came to the scene investigation. Villa in Longquan, the many tourists in the spa bath in play. But not far from the river surface, but a large number of dead fish floating in the scene reeking stench.
"We've cleaned up some of the previous day more dead fish." Longquan Villa staff briefing, two days after another upstream of dead fish floating down there, "Some fish, half-dead, is still struggling."
"Our 'carp group' these days are gone." Ms. Longquan Villa official said, when they eat employees often get some leftovers, put into the river to feed the fish. About six months ago, every day there are six or seven carp appear on time at the point of the meal, after eating will slowly walk, employees are called "Carp group." Ms. official said, but two days, "Carp group" does not occur again, "estimates also died."
Guess: someone suspected poison fish, or upstream pollution
Longquan Villa staff suspect that someone in the river upstream of the fish poison. They are based on, the river where the fish are of different sizes, but the fish are floating down, "big fish are estimated to poison fish who seized." Ms. official also told reporters, according to her observations, the past two years, the river of dead fish scale situation like this, there will be about three times a year, respectively, in the spring, summer and winter periods. But who is poisonous for fish, these people are not sure, "I heard poisonous fish are generally in the evening."
Reporter brook, and go four or five kilometers upstream of the stream water is not found, the water bubbles appearing from time to time, the water can still see some bloodworms. Some residents said the river upstream of the nine farms, does not rule out the dead fish farms and sewage related.
Town government: sent to the scene to investigate
Yesterday, Ssangyong village committee official confirmed to reporters that the village received two days reflected many of the villagers, but also sent to the scene to see, but can not identify the specific cause of the dead fish.
Reporter then contacted the South Island town government. Responsible person also tends to be someone in the poisonous fish guess, "If it is farmed sewage pollution, the river may not even fish can not see. Now suddenly the phenomenon of mass death, are more likely to poison fish." The official said, according to the plan, the town will this year's South Island farms are removed. If someone poison fish, the town government will be in touch with Minhou County Bureau of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, will be a joint investigation into the scene. - DNKB. [Translated]
Thousands of dead starfish wash ashore on Isle of Palms in S.Carolina, United States
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| Amy Campanelli - Facebook |
Thousands of starfish washed up on the beach at Isle of Palms over the weekend.
And it turns out, this happens a few times each winter on Lowcountry beaches.
Usually, strong off-shore winds push them onto the shore at high tide and they're stuck until the tide comes back in. Over the weekend, wind gusts were coming in stronger than 20 miles an hour.
Monday Night, we spoke with Mel Bell, the fisheries management director for the Department of Natural Resources who said this is pretty normal.
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| Amy Campanelli - Facebook |
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| Amy Campanelli - Facebook |
Bell said the last time this happened was in December on Fripp Island.
The problem? On the bottom of the ocean, Starfish can't really "stick" to the sand, so they end up going with the tides.
He says the amount of starfish that washed up on IOP this weekend is pretty standard for one of these events.
As for the health of the starfish, Bell says they have had issues in the Pacific with disease, but we haven't seen any issues here. - WBTW.
Dead Sperm whale washes up on Danish island
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| It could days or even weeks to remove the whale, the Danish Nature Agency said. © Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet |
Residents of Fanø were treated to an usual sight on Wednesday: the partially rotting corpse of a 12-metre sperm whale.
The rotting corpse of a 12-metre-long sperm whale has washed up on the shore of the Danish island Fanø, local police said on Wednesday.
The massive creature was naturally garnering attention, but the Danish Nature Agency (Naturstyrelsen) warned that curious onlookers should stay away from the whale, which it characterized as "a bacteria bomb".
"Experience from previous whale strandings shows that many people want to go up and touch the dead whale, but it can be deadly as dead whales are often indicted with pathogenic bacteria," the Nature Agency wrote on its website.
The nature officials said that tests would be performed on the whale to determine its cause of the death and the Fisheries and Maritime Museum in Esbjerg will attempt to determine if the whale's skeleton can be preserved for future display. But first the whale has to be moved, and that will be no easy task.
"The sperm whale is laying solid in the water and can first be pulled onto land on Thursday," Southern Jutland Police wrote on Twitter.
The Nature Agency said that it could take days or even weeks to remove the whale from the area. - The Local.
Rare Sowerby's beaked whale found dead at Point Lance, Canada
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| Biologist with DFO are hoping to perform a necropsy on a rarely-seen whale found beached on the shore in Point Lance, Newfoundland on Saturday. |
Biologists with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in St. John's are hoping to perform a necropsy on a rarely-seen whale found beached on the shore in Point Lance on Saturday.
A dead Sowerby's beaked whale was discovered on the beach in Point Lance on the Cape Shore.
Crews with DFO went to the site with a trailer to haul the carcass to its offices.
Jack Lawson, a scientist with DFO, said the species is "relatively rare" in the Newfoundland and Labrador region.
"In Canada, it's listed under the species at risk act as special concern, partly because we just don't know much about them. These animals have been rarely seen at sea, partly because they don't approach boats and they're kind of inconspicuous," said Lawson.
"They don't have a big blow and they're not fond of large groups, and they're rarely seen ashore, so we really don't know. There could be many of them offshore, but they're reclusive deep water animals."
The species generally lives in the north Atlantic ocean, and averages a full-grown length of just under five metres.
According to Lawson, this will be the first chance he'll have to perform a necropsy on one of these whales. He added that scientists will need to determine if the adult female was pregnant when it died, or gave birth.
"From a biologists point of view, it's dead which is a bad thing, but on the other side of things it gives us a really good chance to look at this animal, which appeared to be a pregnant — or is a pregnant female," he said.
Lawson said the whale is currently stored outside the DFO building in St. John's, and they're hoping to perform the necropsy when weather permits — likely in March. - CBC.
Cobra strikes out at trucks on highway near São Paulo, Brazil
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| Unhappy: Snake is not pleased as trucks drive by on its patch of road |
This is the scary moment a huge cobra left drivers in Brazil in no doubt about who rules this certain section of road on the Sao Paulo highway.
The angry reptile can be seen striking out at vehicles as they pass by - and it seems he holds particular contempt for large lorries.
Oblivious to the small issue of their size, the snake repeatedly strikes at the tyres of the trucks as they tentatively roll past.
WATCH: Angry cobra defend his turf.
All the cars slowed to avoid the animal, but that wasn't enough for the cobra, who wanted the road all to himself.
The 32 second footage has had over 55,000 views since it was uploaded to NúcleoMultimidia Estadao's YouTube channel on February 6.
It is not clear exactly what happened to the snake and whether he managed to find his way safely across the road, although he seems more than capable of defending himself. - Daily Mirror.
Hundreds of dead fish and birds found in a lagoon in General Baldissera, Argentina
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| The pictures were taken this week by a fisherman in the lagoon of General Baldissera. |
By the time the reason that generated this slaughter of animals in one of the most visited natural sites in the area is unknown.
Photographs published in the dead fish floating on the surface, a large amount of algae, and other dead birds dying observed. The scenario is worrying and generated an alert among the residents of the rural area.
The affected lagoon is located in the southeast of Cordoba, a few kilometers south of the town of General Baldissera. While it is not exploited the sheet of water for fishing, usually go for the activity groups informally.
Since last week the lagoon shows part of his dead fauna. Witnesses thought the situation would be temporary motivated by some climatological question.
However, as of last Monday a greater number of animals are observed lifeless.
The journalist Ivan Ghi, FM Urban Monte Corn, published the photographs that reflect the situation in social networks. In the same dead fish and birds, and the surface of the fully enclosed lagoon vegetation are observed.
This is the first time the lake has this problem, so some neighbors and regular fishermen agree that they could have thrown some chemical liquid in place that affected animals.
Note that the gap is in the middle of a purely agricultural area in which soybean performed. A daily performing fumigation by region or ground equipment applied in seed lots planes are observed.
At the moment, were not found in drums or containers of chemicals dumped area, although a complaint may be done for Environment of the Province to investigate the incident. From Prevention Network Monte Corn, developers tasks awareness of the health of people, they regretted what happened and alerted those who usually consumed in fishing and fish. May generate health problem in those taking these animals as they present an advanced state of putrefaction. - La Manana. [Translated]
2 Turtles found dead, 80 dead since January along the Adriatic coast of Italy
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| From January 80 turtles found dead on beaches Adriatic |
Since early January, according to data from the portal Geocetus - project developed by the Research Center of Pescara cetaceans Onlus to create a georeferenced database of strandings of cetaceans and sea turtles along the Italian coast - are eighty specimens of Caretta Caretta found dead on the beaches of the middle Adriatic: thirty in Abruzzo, forty in the Marche, Molise in four and five in Emilia Romagna.
Only today, the carcasses of two turtles 'Caretta Caretta' were found on the beach, in the Abruzzo region, not far from the Tower of Cerrano, one in the town of Silvi (Teramo) and the other in that of Pineto (Teramo), while other dead specimens, according to the study center is non-profit organization cetaceans, always in the day, were found on the beaches of neighboring regions. In Abruzzo, the discovery took place a few kilometers from the marine protected area 'Torre del Cerrano' where in September 2013 there was what was called an "event of the century" and that is a great birth of turtles, at least 18 specimens. On the spot, today attended the men of the Coast Guard of Silvi and veterinary staff of the ASL of Teramo. Carcasses - in poor condition - were transferred to a warehouse. Tomorrow the experts of the Center studies cetaceans non-profit organization will conduct the necessary investigations.
"Since the beginning of the year, between Romagna and Molise - the President of the Center studies cetaceans, Vincenzo Olivieri - there are dozens of specimens. Only today have been found at least seven carcasses. Just look at what happened January 1: a real catastrophe. From unique necropsies performed showed that the specimens have died by drowning. So it is possible that the deaths are due to interference of fishing nets. " - Ansa. [Translated]
Hundreds of cattle have died due to industrial pollution in Cosoleacaque, Mexico
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| Cows die poisoned by the indifference of hydrocarbons PROFEPA / Photo Pens Free |
Two years ago, José Manuel Balcazar Diaz remembers his herd integrated as d e 300 animals, now are you like 30.
The constant leaking fuel by Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), has caused many fields in the region die slowly and with this, the animals that feed on grass or drink water in the area.
From 2013 to date, estimated, he died about March 00 head of cattle, including calves, cows to market, heifers and steers.
Responsabilizas to leakage of brine poisoning of cattle on his ranch, L to Cienega, adjacent to the town of Carrizal, municipality of Cosoleacaque.
In the village, people live mostly rural activities also small restaurants and spas look.
The family of Jose Manuel, however, remains for many years with ranching.
In partnership with an uncle, use several acres of land near swamps to breed wild cows, "these only when we cling to sell, do not give milk is won almost savage".
Man's life changed field in 2013 "s and I were dead cows as before, but in that year were many, including 100 that were missed by the flight of the white matter," he says.
The substance out of a Pemex pipeline passing through his property, "it goes, reaches the water and cows take it, soon get sick".
The man has the stock where it is already affected, gets skinny, sick of diarrhea despite veterinary treatments.
Shortly not eat well and die. In his ranch there are dozens of skeletons and gnawed by the passage of time and animals c Arrona as witnesses of the tragedy allegedly fostered by the parastatal.
Last week, took the case to the Federal Office for the Environment (PROFEPA), but did not hear them, "tell me that the manager was walking in Xalapa".
These lands and cows were part of an inheritance from his grandparents, he says proudly at his ranch. In the distance a young stallion neighs vigorous and dogs sniff the master.
"Now I have not let my kids, since 2013 I have died and 300 animals, and now I only have like 10 cows, maybe a little more, but I have nothing. I'm broke because ".
The livestock requires that the relevant authorities will compensate for the years have passed in their fight to stop leaks that substance or at least get paid the damages without being heard.
"Leaks there still, nobody made and we already noted in PEMEX pipeline" he says.
In cure his cattle have fared time and savings, "no medication to help them get lean, get diarrhea and die", but that has suffered most is to see how their animals are dying, "suffer much, makes me want to mourn to see my animals as they die. " - Plumas Libres. [Translated]
7,000+ Birds killed due to avian flu in Hunan, China
The veterinary authority sent Follow Up Report No.5 dated 6 February to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
According to that report, there was a new outbreak of H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza at a farm in the Heshan district of Yiyang city in Hunan province.
Starting on 2 February, a total of around 3,400 birds showed symptoms; 2,600 died and the remaining 4,876 were destroyed.
The type of bird was not identified in the report. - The Poultry Site.
Thousands of pigeons dying in California, United States
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| Thousands of Pacific Coast band-tailed pigeons have been found dead in
Santa Barbara County, evidently from a parasite-borne disease that
restricts their throat passages and causes them to die of starvation or suffocation. The public is being asked to help California wildlife officials by reporting sick or dying birds. (California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo) |
Pacific Coast band-tailed pigeons have been turning up dead in Santa Barbara County, and officials from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are working to find out why.
Thousands of dead pigeons have been discovered since mid-December, and biologists think they are dying from a parasite that effects only birds, and seems to be hitting the band-tailed pigeon — the only native pigeon in California — especially hard.
Band-tailed pigeons are large, stocky birds with small heads, long and rounded tails, and yellow bills and feet. Their heads and breasts are purplish gray and they have a white crescent on the backs of their necks.
They spend the winters in Central and Southern California near oak trees and coniferous forests, often in large flocks. When the weather warms, they migrate north into Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.
Since December, state wildlife scientists have been investigating the large-scale deaths of the birds, which appear to be perishing from a disease called avian trichomonosis.
Caused by a protozoan parasite, the disease only infects birds. It lives in the bird’s mouth and throat, producing lesions that block the passage of food and cause the bird to starve to death or suffocate.
It’s unclear what is causing the parasite, although non-native rock pigeons may be the source of the infection for native bird species, the CDFW reported last month.
Krysta Rogers, a CDFW environmental scientist, said that the majority of the dead pigeons have turned up in Los Olivos, Santa Ynez and Solvang, with a few cases found in Carpinteria and Santa Barbara.
Rogers didn’t have an exact number because scientists are still conducting research, but she said the deaths are in “the low thousands” for the county. Those figures are just based on reports from people who discovered the dead birds, however, and more may have perished without having been reported.
A large number of dead birds also have been reported in Santa Clara County, Rogers said, adding that the deaths seem to be occurring with more frequency in recent years.
“That is concerning because we know their population has been declining, but we don’t really know what kind of effect it will have,” she said.
The department has been receiving reports from the U.S. Forest Service, as well as workers in licensed animal rehabilitation centers.
Rogers said “the main driver for where the pigeons are is food,” and that the locations where dead pigeons have been found are often near oak trees, whose acorns are a main source of their food.
“We’re still receiving a lot of inquiries from the public, and we’re encouraging them to report sick or dead pigeons so we can come up with a more accurate number,” she said.
Pigeons are primarily affected by the disease, although a rare raptor that has eaten a pigeon might be found dead, she said.
“There may be mild concerns with backyard chickens,” she said, adding that owners should keep feed and water covered from other types of birds.
There is no risk of transmission to humans or to other animals, she said.
Click here to make an online report of sick or dead pigeons, or call 916.358.2790.
Residents also can help reduce the transmission of the disease by removing artificial sources of food and water, like birdbaths and fountains.Bird feeders and artificial water sources may increase disease transmission between individual band-tailed pigeons, and possibly other bird species, because it brings the birds into closer contact than is normal, the department said. - Noozhawk.
38 Dolphins stranded, 12 dead in a lagoon in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives
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| The pod of dolphins trapped in Nadella island's lagoon. PHOTO/READER CONTRIBUTION |
22 out of the pod of dolphins trapped inside Nadella Island’s lagoon have been freed and released into the ocean but 12 had died, the island’s council said on Saturday.
Faisal Najeeb, the island council’s chair said that 38 dolphins had accidentally wandered in to the island’s – located in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll - lagoon. He added that there were about four dolphins left to free.
“We caught the dolphins on a net and released them into the ocean” Najeeb said “12 of them died in this process”.
“Catching them with nets was the only option we had” he continued.
Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) officers and islanders noticed the trapped dolphins and began work to free them on Thursday.
Faisal said that two dolphins were saved on the first day, 16 on Friday, and two have been freed thus far on Saturday.
“The remaining four dolphins will be freed today” Najeeb added.
He also said that the dolphins were each about 8 feet in length.
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) had said that this is first case where so many dolphins were found trapped. - Haveeru.
Masses of dead fish wash ashore along beaches in Buenos Aires, Argentina
A lot of dead fish have appeared at the seashore in the towns of the central region of the Party of La Costa, according alerted several neighbors and ENTRELÍNEAS.INFO could see. However, the phenomenon has spread to all the beaches of the district. A horrible scenery and an ugly smell for thousands and thousands of people who came to the beaches, which already suffer daily the much garbage is left at the end of each day cast by those attending rest. |
| The large quantity of fish extends hundreds of meters from the coast of Santa Teresita. |
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| Tourists came across this surprise yesterday and today. |
Given the situation with fish, consult the Argentina Naval Prefecture and they confirmed the issue. "We warned the situation this morning in a telephone complaint", warned at the seat of Santa Teresita. The same is expressed in General Lavalle, where were unable to clarify the reasons. "Number of fish that were to review and investigate details have led," he confirmed. Apparently, treated waste thrown into the sea by fishing boats.
The situation has surprised vacationers on days where the temperature exceeds 30 ° C. loosely While still say they are investigating and could not be confirmed, the appearance of these fish is not a problem with seawater but are the product of waste from fishing vessels, according to the same source, originate in Mar del Plata. - Entrelineas Info. [Translated]
Large die off of fish in a river in Fuzhou, China
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| Nine are a lot of dead fish floating in the river |
Nine out of every two days on the river in the village of South Island town of Ssangyong Fuzhou High-tech area, there are dead fish floating down from upstream from time to time. The villagers suspect that someone poisonous fish in the river at night. Longquan Villa's staff also said that nine out of every year the river is likely to be three large-scale case of dead fish. South Island town government said it would send someone to the scene investigation.
Employees: feeding carp are gone
Yesterday morning, the reporter came to the scene investigation. Villa in Longquan, the many tourists in the spa bath in play. But not far from the river surface, but a large number of dead fish floating in the scene reeking stench.
"We've cleaned up some of the previous day more dead fish." Longquan Villa staff briefing, two days after another upstream of dead fish floating down there, "Some fish, half-dead, is still struggling."
"Our 'carp group' these days are gone." Ms. Longquan Villa official said, when they eat employees often get some leftovers, put into the river to feed the fish. About six months ago, every day there are six or seven carp appear on time at the point of the meal, after eating will slowly walk, employees are called "Carp group." Ms. official said, but two days, "Carp group" does not occur again, "estimates also died."
Guess: someone suspected poison fish, or upstream pollution
Longquan Villa staff suspect that someone in the river upstream of the fish poison. They are based on, the river where the fish are of different sizes, but the fish are floating down, "big fish are estimated to poison fish who seized." Ms. official also told reporters, according to her observations, the past two years, the river of dead fish scale situation like this, there will be about three times a year, respectively, in the spring, summer and winter periods. But who is poisonous for fish, these people are not sure, "I heard poisonous fish are generally in the evening."
Reporter brook, and go four or five kilometers upstream of the stream water is not found, the water bubbles appearing from time to time, the water can still see some bloodworms. Some residents said the river upstream of the nine farms, does not rule out the dead fish farms and sewage related.
Town government: sent to the scene to investigate
Yesterday, Ssangyong village committee official confirmed to reporters that the village received two days reflected many of the villagers, but also sent to the scene to see, but can not identify the specific cause of the dead fish.
Reporter then contacted the South Island town government. Responsible person also tends to be someone in the poisonous fish guess, "If it is farmed sewage pollution, the river may not even fish can not see. Now suddenly the phenomenon of mass death, are more likely to poison fish." The official said, according to the plan, the town will this year's South Island farms are removed. If someone poison fish, the town government will be in touch with Minhou County Bureau of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, will be a joint investigation into the scene. - DNKB. [Translated]
