Thread: Conspiracies Don’t Kill Birds. People, However, Do.

Conspiracies Don’t Kill Birds. People, However, Do.

Danny Vowell/Kentucky New Era, via Associated Press

By LESLIE KAUFMAN
Published: January 17, 2011

At the beginning of this month when about 5,000 red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky in one night in Arkansas, biologists were called on to put a damper on public speculation about pesticides and secret military tests by reminding everyone how many birds there are and how many die. They often do so as a result of human activity, but in far more mundane and dispiriting ways than conspiracy buffs might imagine.

[b]“Five billion birds die in the U.S. every year,â€

No mention of the new wind turbines popping up all over the world that do a number on the birds that fly into their blades.

In January there have been thousands of birds, fish, cows, and other creatures dying all over the world. Strange that they are all dying around the same time.

Critters do die all the time, they just don't usually die in bunches such that people notice like these recent events.

Originally Posted by Kiara

In January there have been thousands of birds, fish, cows, and other creatures dying all over the world. Strange that they are all dying around the same time. 8O

[quote][b]"Five billion birds die in the U.S. every year,â€