We recently reported on hundreds of dead birds being found on the ground, and even hanging from the trees, in Australia and various cities in the US. Now even more of them are showing up in Australia.

Perthnow.com reports that yet another 200 dead birds have been found in Australia, making the number of mysterious bird deaths close to 4,000. Autopsies of the birds have ruled out disease and authorities are waiting for further autopsy results, in order to determine whether pesticides or poisons are responsible.

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We’ve been warned that terrible things may happen in the future, but here at unknowncountry.com, we dwell on the good things too, because based on the past, we predict an extraordinary future ahead.
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Strange bird deaths continue, this time with thousands of them falling out of the sky in Esperance, Australia.

In theaustraliannews.com.au, Amanda O’Brien quotes conservation official Mike Fitzgerald as saying, “It’s very substantial. We estimate several thousand birds are dead, although we don’t have a clear number because of the large areas of bushland.” Thousands of birds have literally fallen out of the sky. Could it be bird flu? No one knows.

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Sleuthing for the cause behind these bird deaths will definitely need to take the ripple effect into account?as well as the way our world really works (which is not the way most of us think it does!) Support us in this important mission! History will thank you.
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Is it safe to travel to places that have reported cases of bird flu? Is there a danger that a traveler might bring this disease back home?

At least 17 major outbreaks of avian flu strains have resulted in the deaths of millions of birds. The 1997 outbreak in Hong Kong also led to transmission to humans. Since 1997, the World Health Organization sites a reported 218 human cases of avian flu, resulting in 124 deaths. Most of these took place in Asia.
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A recent spate of strange bird deaths have increased worries about the possible pandemic of bird flu. On January 8, police in Austin Texas shut down a central area of the city after dozens of birds were found dead in the streets. The dead birds were pigeons, sparrows and grackles, which all are birds known to be affected by the bird flu virus, although there is no sign that this is what caused the bird deaths. No dangerous gas leaks or poisons were detected.
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