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Title: Mass Death of Seabirds in Western U.S. Is 'Unprecedented'
Source: National Geographic
URL Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/ ... alifornia-animals-environment/
Published: Jan 24, 2015
Author: Craig Welch
Post Date: 2015-01-24 11:18:37 by Willie Green
Keywords: None
Views: 26921
Comments: 86

Why are so many auklets, from California to Canada, starving?

In the storm debris littering a Washington State shoreline, Bonnie Wood saw something grisly: the mangled bodies of dozens of scraggly young seabirds.

Walking half a mile along the beach at Twin Harbors State Park on Wednesday, Wood spotted more than 130 carcasses of juvenile Cassin's auklets—the blue-footed, palm-size victims of what is becoming one of the largest mass die-offs of seabirds ever recorded.

"It was so distressing," recalled Wood, a volunteer who patrols Pacific Northwest beaches looking for dead or stranded birds. "They were just everywhere. Every ten yards we'd find another ten bodies of these sweet little things."

Cassin's auklets are tiny diving seabirds that look like puffballs. They feed on animal plankton and build their nests by burrowing in the dirt on offshore islands. Their total population, from the Baja Peninsula to Alaska's Aleutian Islands, is estimated at somewhere between 1 million and 3.5 million.

Last year, beginning about Halloween, thousands of juvenile auklets started washing ashore dead from California's Farallon Islands to Haida Gwaii (also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands) off central British Columbia. Since then the deaths haven't stopped. Researchers are wondering if the die-off might spread to other birds or even fish.

"This is just massive, massive, unprecedented," said Julia Parrish, a University of Washington seabird ecologist who oversees the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), a program that has tracked West Coast seabird deaths for almost 20 years. "We may be talking about 50,000 to 100,000 deaths. So far."

One Die-Off Among Many

The gruesome auklet deaths come just as scientists around the globe are seeing a significant uptick in mass-mortality events in the marine world, from sea urchins to fish and birds. Although there doesn't appear to be a link to the virus that killed tens of millions of sea stars along the same shores from California to Alaska over the past 18 months, some scientists suspect a factor in both cases may be uncharacteristically warm waters.

The U.S. Geological Survey and others have performed animal autopsies, called necropsies, on several of the emaciated Cassin's auklets. They've found no evidence of disease or trauma—no viruses or bacteria, no feathers coated with spilled oil. The birds appear simply to have starved to death.

"There's very little evidence of food in their GI [gastrointestinal] tracts or stomachs," said Anne Ballmann, with USGS's National Wildlife Health Center.

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#47. To: CZ82 (#45)

So place a link about your "report" on this thread so that I may be able to clearly see your relevant facts.

Pridie.Nones  posted on  2015-01-24   18:49:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#48. To: Dead Culture Watch (#44)

Piss off ant.

So, you can not or are unble to support your own opinions? Is that the reason for silly rants, as above?

Pridie.Nones  posted on  2015-01-24   18:51:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#49. To: Pridie.Nones (#47) (Edited)

So why don't you?

BTW would like a good recipe for Basil Pesto tortellini soup?

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-01-24   18:53:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#50. To: CZ82 (#49)

So why don't you?

I don't know the actual link to the report you want to reference in this discussion. What you performed shows a serious weakness about your position, not mine. I want the exact report you want to reference for this discussion not an uncertain report.

Pridie.Nones  posted on  2015-01-24   18:57:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#51. To: Pridie.Nones (#50)

BTW would like a good recipe for Basil Pesto tortellini soup?

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-01-24   18:57:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#52. To: Pridie.Nones (#48)

So, you can not or are unble to support your own opinions? Is that the reason for silly rants, as above?

I have, you dont like it? Too bad. Do you deny the existence of mass amounts of smog in places i listed?

You are a special sort of flower to keep posting on this thread.

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   19:00:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#53. To: Dead Culture Watch (#52)

You are a special sort of flower to keep posting on this thread.

He fancies himself a

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-01-24   19:05:53 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#54. To: Dead Culture Watch (#52)

Off Topic Moderator X

Pridie.Nones  posted on  2015-01-24   19:07:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#55. To: Pridie.Nones (#40)

What shall your "list" of tax-payers do that may quell your ambitions and objectives?

Donate to the Commie/UN/Algorian Human Fund. If they want to execute a plan based on junk-pscience that requires funding to stop Mutha Earth from bursting out of her bra-straps, it should be on them.

You onboard with your donation?

Liberator  posted on  2015-01-24   19:32:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#56. To: Dead Culture Watch (#43) (Edited)

You ever see the picture of that chineese electronic billboard that showed a sunrise in the morning, so people could actually see a sunrise for a change?

Comedy gold.

Naw! You kidding??

That's...Soylent Green stuff!

And yet, even that is the fault of Americans.

Yup. It's our fault we invented factories and plastic. It's also our fault we aren't all living in grass huts and caves, and not burning cow dung to roast our catapillars and rats.

Liberator  posted on  2015-01-24   19:35:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#57. To: Pridie.Nones, CZ82, Dead Culture Watch (#28)

No facts, no data, no presentation, no support what-so-ever other than hearsay, conjecture, borrowed commentary and obscure, hand-me-down discussions that have impressed you towards an opinion, 'eh?

Wait...

Are you telling us you support the positions of AlGore, the UN, and PETA? The manipulatedh junk science propaganda of mercenary and corrupt official reports authored by the "science communitah"?

Liberator  posted on  2015-01-24   19:39:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#58. To: Liberator (#56)

Yup. It's our fault we invented factories and plastic. It's also our fault we aren't all living in grass huts and caves, and not burning cow dung to roast our catapillars and rats.

I am proud of you, that your personally admit that the root casusation of failure is the USA.

Can you provide some facts to support your opinion?

Pridie.Nones  posted on  2015-01-24   19:41:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#59. To: Pridie.Nones (#54)

You have consistently shown that you are incapable of adressing my requests. My requests for your supportive data substantiating your personal opinions are easy to publish, too.

Your own enemies must smash you with delight; as exposed, you are an easy target, at least for discussion groups.

Do you friggen need 'Data' to tell you when the sun is shining and when it isn't?

Omg, you are probably the most mush headed tool ive ever come across!

Hilarious!!!

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   19:58:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#60. To: Liberator (#57)

The sky is falling! Were all doomed! RUN!!!

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   19:58:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#61. To: Dead Culture Watch (#59)

1) most of the pollution in the world comes from the third world and China; 2) all the left cares about is crippling what little incentive the average American has left; 3) and sucking away the hard earned money they have

Your comment requires data to support your personal perspective.

Pridie.Nones  posted on  2015-01-24   20:04:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#62. To: Liberator (#56)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/virtual-chinese-sunrise-broadcast-on-giant-television- screens-because-of-smog-was-fake-9072075.html

The chineese money men made this story disappear, the 'Ad' story is bullshit.

Look at the smog though, this is the kind of pictures the dumbass needs studies on.

Lmao!

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   20:06:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#63. To: Pridie.Nones (#61)

Your comment requires data to support your personal perspective.

No it doesn't.

Ant.

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   20:08:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#64. To: Dead Culture Watch (#63)

Are you saying that you are a God; that all you are capable of for communication techniques is based on opinion?

Pridie.Nones  posted on  2015-01-24   20:11:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#65. To: Pridie.Nones (#64)

Are you saying that which is easily observable to the human eye is an opinion?

Wow, you are quite dense

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   20:13:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#66. To: All (#65)

Enough playing kick the baby, life needs some attention.

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   20:14:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#67. To: Dead Culture Watch (#65)

Off Topic Moderator X

Pridie.Nones  posted on  2015-01-24   20:15:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#68. To: Pridie.Nones (#67)

Off Topic Moderator X

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   20:24:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#69. To: Pridie.Nones (#67)

Here weasel.

www.forbes.com/sites/nial...e-and-american-cities-in- comparison-infographic/

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   20:53:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#70. To: Pridie.Nones (#67)

time.com/3677893/china- pollution-film-jia-zhangke/

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   20:55:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#71. To: Pridie.Nones (#67)

Here's a map, i feel i need to tell you its a map, because you apparently are that dense.

aqicn.org/map/china/

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   20:58:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#72. To: Pridie.Nones (#67)

www.theguardian.com/world...pollution-nuclear-winter- http://scientists">www.theguardian.com/world...nuclear-winter-scientists

Nuclear WINTER?

Wow, that'll leave a mark, yikes...

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   21:01:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#73. To: Pridie.Nones (#67)

Have some more!!! Boom.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution_in_China< /a>

According to the National Environmental Analysis released by Tsinghua University and The Asian Development Bank in January 2013, 7 of 10 most air polluted cities are in China, including Taiyuan, Beijing, Urumqi, Lanzhou, Chongqing, Jinan and Shijiazhuang.[48]

Lemme know when you start crying too much....

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-24   21:09:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#74. To: Liberator (#30)

Any sensible suggestions?

In some circumstances, (perhaps Boston, NYC, Baltimore, Miami, New Orleans, Seattle, San Diego, etc.) it may be prudent to pursue massive public works programs, similar to the Netherlands, to enable these cities to continue to function below sea level. In other instances where this isn't geologically feasible or along less developed coastline, it may simply be more prudent to prohibit and further development in the low lying areas and shift the population to higher ground,... gradually move people out of the way before Mother Nature reclaims the property by force.

"Some people march to a different drummer — and some people polka."

Willie Green  posted on  2015-01-25   6:35:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#75. To: Dead Culture Watch (#73)

Ya notice how he never did produce his facts. It's just all a game to get you to waste your time while he trots off to the loo to read Playgirl magazine.

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-01-25   8:46:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#76. To: CZ82 (#75)

Hehe, no worries....

I dont post as much as I used to, only because it IS a waste of time, people's positions at this point in time, with those of us who have been following government policy, that changing others minds will never happen.

Years ago, it was possible, in fact, I became less of a busy body with the need to control what others do, due to the persuasive arguments of more libertarian leaning posters.

Now? People have written so much and have such an ego, that having a seismic shift in their beliefs is impossible at this point in time.

The left equals an insatiable desire to control what others do, make, and increasingly, think.

I despise busybodies at this point in life, and have no patience for the BS they spew to justify the control over others they feel they need to exert, through the power of government, in order to 'feel' safe. Hence, when the power of the government grows, they are very much OK with that.

Spotting a statist is very easy, arguing with them is pointless. I'd rather laugh at them.

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-25   11:20:01 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#77. To: Willie Green (#74)

So, you are prepared to spend trillions of dollars on a problem that doesnt exist?

Smart!!

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-25   11:41:02 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#78. To: Dead Culture Watch (#77)

Climate change is real and unavoidable, so the "smart" thing to do is plan on how to live with it rather than worry about trying to stop it.

"Some people march to a different drummer — and some people polka."

Willie Green  posted on  2015-01-25   12:18:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#79. To: Willie Green (#78)

Climate change is real and unavoidable,

Same as it has ever been

Some days it rains. In the summer it is hot. In the winter it is cold.

In the fall it can be warm, cold or hot. Same with the spring.

There is no climate change. That is something a bunch of dopes are pedaling.

Al Gore is a piece of shit.

A K A Stone  posted on  2015-01-25   12:30:11 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#80. To: Willie Green (#78)

Climate change is real and unavoidable, so the "smart" thing to do is plan on how to live with it rather than worry about trying to stop it.

Willy, we all know that your real position is:---

Man made climate change is real and unavoidable, so the "smart" thing to do is to let your superiors plan on how to live with it rather than fight with us about trying to stop it. -- Just obey.

tpaine  posted on  2015-01-25   12:37:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#81. To: Willie Green (#78)

Climate change is real and unavoidable, so the "smart" thing to do is plan on how to live with it rather than worry about trying to stop it.

True, but global warming, which is the boogyman you are willing to spend trillions of other people's money on, is total hooey.

If anything, we are entering into a period of cooling. That, in fact, would be worse for farming, and that means worse for humans. Unfortunately, you all started chasing the wrong pig to start your efforts to dismantle American competitiveness.

Gorbachev started the modern green movement, not exactly a scientist, its ALWAYS been a political tool.

Btw, how many of AlGores predictions in his book came true? I will await your response.

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-25   13:07:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#82. To: Dead Culture Watch (#73) (Edited)

I asked you to provide facts about your opinions. I did so:

Pridie.Nones - posted on 2015-01-24 16:49:43 ET;

You finally replied: albeit reluctantly:

Dead Culture Watch: on 2015-01-24 21:09:21.

Throughout the time difference of over four hours all you performed was "hem&haw." So, for over four hours you provided no factual details to support your wild claims. And lookie here: you use wikipedia as a reference towards your failing perspective.

You are not in the least bit "objective" about the issues confronting mankind.

Pridie.Nones  posted on  2015-01-25   13:25:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#83. To: Pridie.Nones (#82)

If you expect me to dance when you wish, expect to be disapointed.

Where is your impartiality? Hypocritical smugness is easy to spot, easier to make fun of.

So, show us all your data, make sure you 'hide the decline'.

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-25   13:32:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#84. To: Pridie.Nones (#82)

Btw, you are the one with 'wild claims'.

I simply call bullshit on you sky is falling dumbasses.

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-25   13:34:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#85. To: Dead Culture Watch (#83)

Let me place my perspective in a clear position for you: You are a waste of keystrokes.

With some luck, you might "get it."

Pridie.Nones  posted on  2015-01-25   13:34:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#86. To: Pridie.Nones (#85)

So, ya got nothing....lol, I win.

Tard

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-01-25   13:35:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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