Romania: A Second Wave of Dead Birds

Hundreds of birds died in Romania, for the second time in a month

Hundreds of dead or agonizing crows have brought terror to a town in the Eastern part of Romania. Since Saturday, the locals of Roman, a town of 80.000 people, have noticed that hundreds of crows fell to the ground dead or in agony in one of the local parks. On Monday, dozens of birds were struggling with death, unable to fly. Local experts suspect that the crows may have been poisoned, but no verdict can be given before a forensic study is conducted.

Some three dozens starlings have also been found dead in Constanţa, by the Black Sea, in Romania, on January the 8th. Veterinarians concluded that the starlings died of cold and alcohol intoxication.

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UPDATE: Romanian Starlings Died Because of Cold, Claim Forensics

The veterinarian pathologists who examined the dead bodies of the 32 starlings found dead on Saturday morning in Constanţa, Romania, have announced their verdict: the birds died because of the frost. “All the birds were dehydrated after the freezing weekdays that preceded. We found nothing in their stomach or in their goiters. The sterlings showed no symptoms”, stated Romeo Lazăr, the director of the Constanţa Sanitary-Veterinarian Direction. Further tests were to be conducted on Monday. A toxicology and a virus examination should eliminate any doubts about the birds’ deaths. Doctors do no think that the death of the starlings is in any way connected with the case of swine food and mouth disease recently discovered in neighbouring Bulgaria.

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Dozens of Birds Misteriously Dead in Romania Within Miles of US Base

Around three dozens of dead starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) were discovered dead in Constanţa, a Romanian city by the Black Sea, within 15 miles from a US military base. On Saturday morning, local people living in the lighthouse area found the birds dead in the snow and in the branches of some trees. Local veterinarian authorities suspect that the birds may have been poisoned, but they will only be able to establish a final verdict after a toxicology examination of the corpses. The examination is scheduled for Monday. Romeo Lazăr, the director of the Sanitary-Veterinarian Direction of Constanţa supposes that the starlings might have eaten poisoned grain found by the rail track nearby. Local people found a suspicios looking empty bag near one of the buildings in the area. The dead birds have been collected and transported to the Sanitary-Veterinarian Direction of Constanţa, pending the examination. At about 15 miles from Constanţa, the US have a military airbase, by the Kogălniceanu airport.

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