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High DDT levels found off Calif. coast


Associated Press
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:08 UTC
Los Angeles - Fish caught off Los Angeles County's coast still contain high levels of banned DDT decades after a manufacturer dumped tons of the pesticide into sewers, creating a toxic plume on the ocean bottom.

There has been no improvement since the last regional fish survey was conducted in the late 1980s, according to a federal survey based on data collected mainly in 2002 but only recently released.
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Another Massive duck die-off

Tiffany Revelle
Record-Bee
Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:52 UTC
NORTH SHORE -- Another duck die-off hit the waters of Clear Lake this weekend, claiming 1,145 waterfowl as of 4 p.m. Experts are tentatively saying avian cholera is the culprit this time, pending lab confirmation.

Avian cholera affects birds so quickly that they have been known to sometimes literally drop out of the sky or die while swimming, according to the National Wildlife Health Center. Approximately 40 percent of the affected birds die; those who don't become carriers.
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Mystery Death Of Seagulls Remains Unexplained


aylesburytoday
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:25 UTC
THE strange death of 11 seagulls in Aylesbury remains unresolved this week, despite investigations by wildlife experts.

The Bucks Herald launched an inquiry after we were contacted by a number of readers who discovered the dead birds - all in the Southcourt area of the town.
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Rare primitive shark captured on film


Daily Mail
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:58 UTC


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This Rare Frilled Shark died a few hours after this photo was taken.
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Report: nearly half of waterbird populations in decline

MICHAEL CASEY
Associated Press
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:39 UTC
BANGKOK - Nearly half of the world's waterbird species are in decline, mostly because of rapid economic development and the effects of climate change, according to a global survey released Tuesday.

The fourth Waterbird Population Estimate found that 44 per cent of the 900 species globally have fallen in the past five years, while 34 per cent were stable, and 17 per cent rising.
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Australians face snake invasion

Phil Mercer
BBC News, Sydney
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:29 UTC
Australian wildlife officials warn that a serious drought is driving tens of thousands of snakes into urban areas.
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Dead ducks a mystery to officials

Jeremy P. Meyer
Denver Post
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:31 UTC
Ducks are dying at the Metro Wastewater treatment facility in Denver and officials want to know why.

Over the past two weeks 200 ducks have been found dead in the treatment plant's chlorine contact basin and wastewater officials have summoned the help of the Colorado Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help figure out what's happening.
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One third of fish species in Yellow River dead


UK Independent
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:25 UTC
Human encroachment, pollution, overfishing and dam-building have killed one third of fish species in the Yellow River, China's second-longest waterway. Its increasingly desperate plight is also threatening economic growth.

The mighty Yellow River once made its away along 3,395 miles through nine provinces, supplying water to more than 150 million people and watering 15 per cent of China's scarce agricultural land.
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Snakes coming to town, Vic govt warns


Australian Associated Press
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:37 UTC
Australia's long drought is forcing snakes out of hiding and into urban areas this summer, with experts warning snakebites are more likely.

The drought has forced snakes to move to urban areas looking for moisture, prompting a caution to people to be careful around creeks, waterways and long grass.
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'Catastrophic': Now thousands of birds fall from sky


WorldNetDaily.com
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:14 UTC
mass bird death australia
Thousands of wattle birds like this one have mysteriously dropped dead in Australia
Wildlife officers baffled, autopsies shed no light on mystery

Thousands of birds inexplicably dropped like rocks from the sky over Australia.

The mysterious catastrophe has taken place over a period of three weeks in Esperance, about 450 miles southeast of Perth. The area was declared a disaster zone by government officials.

So far, authorities are clueless as to the cause. Autopsies on the birds have shed no light.

The main casualties, according to Australian news sources, are wattle birds, yellow-throated miners, new holland honeyeaters and singing honeyeaters. Some dead crows, hawks and pigeons have also been found.

Some birds were seen convulsing when they died.
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