Lake Erie - dead ducks and geese

[ensho]

Area: USA, State of Ohio, Lake Erie and the Maumee River, Toledo


Wildlife officials say they have no idea what is killing thousands of ducks and geese along Lake Erie and the Maumee River. When they first discovered the trend a few weeks ago, only a few birds were infected. As of Friday, around 200 birds have been linked to the mystery illness. Infected birds simply throw their heads back and lose their motor skills before they die. No one knows how far it could spread. "This may be something that's not at all going to affect people, but it may be, and we need to figure it out to know what's going on," said Nature's Nursery's Laura Zitzelberger. So far, labs tests confirm that the birds did not die of the avian flu. State wildlife officials say they may never know what is causing the deaths, but that it could be a natural occurrence.

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has anybody ever seen them die in this strange manner?!

this info came from an email alert from rsoe.com

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. I found this:

"Another report cited Ohio's Maumee River as the main source of polluted runoff of phosphorus from industries, municipalities, tributaries and agriculture, "

from Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie

[Beaverhausen]

2. Good thing the GOP wants to get rid of the EPA

and those pesky environmental regulations.

[ensho]

3. thanks for digging this info out - no wonder living things are dying

in strange ways.

I wouldn't step toe in that lake

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Hell, I refuse to drive to Mobile or any place near the Gulf.

We are 100 miles due north of the Gulf and I wonder if that is far enough out.

[glinda]

4. Don't believe for one second that they cannot find the cause.

[Mojorabbit]

5. There is a lot of tests they can do

I do wildlife rehab and don't do birds but I know for "stargazing" where they throw their head back and lose motor skills there are a lot of tests and treatments for many causes.
http://www.avianweb.com/stargazing.html

[onethatcares]

7. ahh hell, ya seen one goose, ya seen em all.

good thing CEMEX just got out from under those pesky enviro regs that caused them to stop with the mercury shedding. :sarcasm:

Yeah, let's kill the EPA the DNR and those other pesky agencies that might cost the kochsuckerbrothers a hundred dollars or two.:banghead: