A mysterious, intense event occurred at a
Florida island refuge in May causing up to 20,000 various types of
nesting birds to vanish, leaving behind their unhatched eggs, an eery
silence, and wildlife officers wondering why the habitat where birds
have gone to breed for decades has suddenly became a dead zone. One
plausible reason exists, one on which the mainstream refuses to report
and U.S. congressional leaders refuse to discuss.
“Seabirds are particularly good indicators
of the health of marine ecosystems,” said Michelle Paleczny, a UBC
master’s student and Sea Around Us project researcher. She and
co-authors compiled information on over 500 seabird populations from
around the world, representing 19 percent of the global seabird
population. They found overall populations declined by 69.6 per cent, a
loss of approximately 230 million birds in 60 years. Science Journal reports this much.
“When we see this magnitude of seabird
decline, we can see there is something wrong with marine ecosystems. It
gives us an idea of the overall impact we’re having,” Paleczny said.
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