Birds are getting sick and dying and no one really knows what s causing it. So far, 9 states have reported a mortality event where large numbers of songbirds have been found dead. If you have songbirds around your yard or eating out of your bird feeder, here s what you should know.
Credit: Shawn Michaels
Look at how beautiful that bluejay is. Between their colors and amazing voices, songbirds bring bright energy to New Jersey. Sadly, the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife is reporting a morbidity/mortality event. In some areas, officials are encouraging people NOT to hang a bird feeder as it could speed the spread.
New Jersey Birds Are Dying In Large Numbers , Scientists Baffled mybeachradio.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mybeachradio.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
View Comments
LONG BRANCH - So what about those dead fish washing up along the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers, the ones that were knee-deep in some places?
A state senator is hoping to use state and federal money to reimburse communities that spent thousands of dollars cleaning up the aftermath.
Since March, thousands of pounds of dead menhaden, or bunker, have washed ashore in communities along the two rivers and their tributaries. Swarms of flies and a strong stench have accompanied the rotting fish. I have reached out to all the towns in the two-river area, state Sen. Vin Gopal said Thursday during a virtual meeting about the fish die off held by the environmental group Clean Ocean Action.
Over the last several decades, the bobcat has gone from widespread and common in the Garden State, occurring in every county, to extremely rare.
Now it appears the population is picking up again so much so, bobcats may fall off the state s endangered species list. Bobcats are restricted mainly to northern New Jersey, but we are seeing more bobcats in recent years in that northern region of the state, said Gretchen Fowles, a biologist with the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife. There s very few confirmed records in the past several years south of Route 78.
Fowles added that human encounters with these medium-sized cats may have picked up over the past year or so, since more people are staying closer to home and possibly using local trails for leisure because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tons Of Dead Fish Leaving Unbearable Smell At Jersey Shore wobm.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wobm.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.