2012 Starts Off with More Dead Birds
It was a headline this time a year ago -- dead birds raining down in Arkansas to ring in 2011. Now, 2012 has come and it has happened yet again, in the same place.
According to an ABC News report, the dead blackbirds started falling before midnight on New Year's Eve on the Arkansas town of Beebe. Last year, thousands of dead birds covered streets and raised fears about impending apocalyptic events. Conspiracy theories abounded after dead fish turned up in the Arkansas River but the 2011 incident of dead birds was determined by Fish and Game Department officials to have been caused by fireworks. It was believed that fireworks set off in celebration of the new year scared the birds from their roosts, causing them to become confused and fly into homes, trees and each other, resulting in the mass deaths.
What killed this year's smaller batch of birds? That is still uncertain and officials from the Fish and Game Department collected several birds for testing but once again, it seems as though officials may be leaning toward fireworks as weather was calm in the area and was considered a possible culprit last year.
In 2011, reports of dead fish and birds grabbed headlines around the globe as the year began and caused more apocalyptic rumors and theories about the end of the world in 2012. With 2012 being looked upon by some as a doomsday year, the arrival of dead blackbirds as the year begins brings symbolism that many may find important.
According to Mythencyclopedia.com, birds take on many meanings in various mythologies and religious beliefs. Crows, ravens and vultures in specific are birds that usually represent war and death, misfortune or disaster.
As to an actual cause for the latest occurrence of mass bird death, that remains to be seen. The discovery of dead birds have been linked to disease (such as West Nile Virus), environmental factors and poisons.
In late January, 2011, the USDA admitted responsibility for one incident of bird death in South Dakota. Those birds were poisoned as part of a bird control program that has been in place with the USDA since the 60s.
According to an ABC News report, the dead blackbirds started falling before midnight on New Year's Eve on the Arkansas town of Beebe. Last year, thousands of dead birds covered streets and raised fears about impending apocalyptic events. Conspiracy theories abounded after dead fish turned up in the Arkansas River but the 2011 incident of dead birds was determined by Fish and Game Department officials to have been caused by fireworks. It was believed that fireworks set off in celebration of the new year scared the birds from their roosts, causing them to become confused and fly into homes, trees and each other, resulting in the mass deaths.
What killed this year's smaller batch of birds? That is still uncertain and officials from the Fish and Game Department collected several birds for testing but once again, it seems as though officials may be leaning toward fireworks as weather was calm in the area and was considered a possible culprit last year.
In 2011, reports of dead fish and birds grabbed headlines around the globe as the year began and caused more apocalyptic rumors and theories about the end of the world in 2012. With 2012 being looked upon by some as a doomsday year, the arrival of dead blackbirds as the year begins brings symbolism that many may find important.
According to Mythencyclopedia.com, birds take on many meanings in various mythologies and religious beliefs. Crows, ravens and vultures in specific are birds that usually represent war and death, misfortune or disaster.
As to an actual cause for the latest occurrence of mass bird death, that remains to be seen. The discovery of dead birds have been linked to disease (such as West Nile Virus), environmental factors and poisons.
In late January, 2011, the USDA admitted responsibility for one incident of bird death in South Dakota. Those birds were poisoned as part of a bird control program that has been in place with the USDA since the 60s.
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Fireworks, yeah right.