In the article called, "Mass Animal Deaths: An Environmental Whodunit," there was much speculation about an array of extraordinary events that took place. Five thousand birds fell dead from the sky in Arkansas on New Years Eve, while about 500 also fell dead from the sky in Louisiana. There were also several other reports of dead birds in mass amounts all over the world in the same time frame. Science claims there is a scientific explanation behind this. A scientific explanation stated in this article were that the birds became disorientated and flew into objects. How did they become disorientated? The article states that there were a lot fireworks being shot off during the time and these fireworks are what provoked the birds to become disoriented and thus run into power lines. However, it is more than mere coincidence. A further investigation into not just the bird deaths in the United States, but also around the world during this time should be developed. An environmental or chemical correlation would probably be found.
Gorman, James. "Mass Animal Deaths: An Environmental Whodunit." The New York Times. 9 Jan 2011.
Accessed 15 Jan 2011.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/weekinreview/09gorman.html?ref=environment#>
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