Animal Die-off -- United States
Thousands of dead common murres are washing up on the beaches of Whittier, an unprecedented die-off that has scientists wondering how many more thousands remain uncounted throughout Prince William Sound.
A recently retired federal biologist doing beach surveys in Whittier over the weekend estimated there were more than 7800 dead murres along a little over a mile of beach. That's nearly 5 dead birds per meter of beach, officials say.
The recent discovery of the Prince William Sound
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