Animal Die-off -- United States
The estimated 3000 to 4000 snow geese that perished in December 2016 in the Berkeley Pit's toxic water died of both heavy metals and sulfuric acid, according to US Fish and Wildlife Service spokesperson Ryan Moehring.
The necropsy report does not make the findings clear, stating only that lesions in the stomach, intestines, and throats were severe and "suggestive of chemical tissue damage induced by a corrosive substance."
Copper and zinc, both of which were found inside the birds'
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