Reply #20: You're onto something [View All]

[mrfrapp]

I believe this map is misleading. It is not a map of mass animal deaths as such but simply a map of news reports about mass animal deaths. Not quite the same thing. After the recent blackbird flap the media has become overly sensitive about any similar event and thus we're seeing more news reports on the topic. I suspect these occurences are more common than we realise and that we just don't hear about them.

That's not to say this isn't all very interesting but if it is interesting it's only because it demonstrates how the media works and not because it points to some mysterious dark portent. On the other hand, I'm a fully paid up subscriber to the Fortean Times so I couldn't possibly preclude a more entertaining explanation :-)