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Major, Bizarre Fish Die-Off Along Chicago Lakefront

01/11/2011 Leave a comment

A bizarre scene is evolving on the Chicago lakefront, with Canada geese and mallard ducks gulping down dead or dying gizzard shad.  A major die-off of what appears to be the 2010 class is happening in Chicago harbors. Thousands, perhaps far more than that, of dead gizzard shad in the 3- to 5-inch range are frozen in the ice of Chicago harbors or floating around in open patches of water.  Read more.

 

Categories: Mass Animal Deaths