1000 dead birds after New Year’s Eve: Are rockets and firecrackers to blame?

Terrible discovery in Bulgaria: On New Year’s Day, more than 1,000 dead bramblings were found near the town of Koprivshtitsa, which has a population of 2,000. This is reported by local media, citing the wildlife rescue center “Green Balkans”.

Accordingly, the animal rights activists were informed by citizens about the dead birds. The finches were then examined in a clinic. “All veterinary professionals agreed that the death was caused by stress,” the organization said.

The vets reported massive bleeding in the abdominal cavity and on the skulls Animals found. These are typical signs of extreme stress reactions. “We found out that their hearts had collapsed, they had terribly large brain bleeds,” it said.

Mayor doesn’t believe in death by fireworks

Animal rights activists suspect that the deadly stress is caused by… Silvester-Rockets and firecrackers could have been triggered. The community rejects this. Opposite the news agency BTA Mayor Maria Toromanova said the birds were found far outside the town. And there were no fireworks there.

In addition, residents published photos of the dead animals on social networks on December 31st. “I don’t think they can get through this Fireworks died,” said the local politician. Otherwise there would have been dead birds in other communities too, says Toromanova.

The mayor ordered her administration to find an independent laboratory to re-examine the carcasses.

About a year ago there was also a mass death of songbirds in the US metropolis of Chicago: 964 animals flew into windows and died. Bird experts blamed, among other things, the lighting in the local congress hall for the accident. Because birds that migrate at night use the stars as their orientation. Bright lights from buildings attract and confuse them.

As a result, the animals can fly around the light to the point of fatal exhaustion or crash into windows due to disorientation. The death phenomenon is known as light attraction.