Tag Archive for PRO/AH> Die-off, avian – USA (03): (AK) murre, displaced population
PRO/AH> Die-off, avian – USA (03): (AK) murre, displaced population
Animal Die-off -- United StatesLake Iliamna in Southwest Alaska is North America's 8th largest lake, but nobody would mistake it for the Pacific Ocean. Not even a seabird. So when thousands of common murres were found dead at the lake -- part of a massive die-off of a species whose preferred winter habitat is at sea -- seabird experts were puzzled."We've talked about unprecedented things about this die-off. That's another one" said John Piatt, research wildlife biologist for the US Geological Survey. Read more [...]
