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Post by popcorn on Jan 1, 2014 7:25:21 GMT -5
West Nile Virus Blamed For Death Of Dozens Of Bald Eagles In Utah Dec 31 (Reuters) - An unprecedented wintertime outbreak of West Nile virus has killed more than two dozen bald eagles in Utah and thousands of water birds around the Great Salt Lake, state wildlife officials said on Tuesday. At least 27 bald eagles have died this month in the northern and central parts of Utah from the blood-borne virus, and state biologists reported that five more ailing eagles were responding to treatment at rehabilitation centers. The eagles, whose symptoms included leg paralysis and tremors, are believed to have contracted the disease by preying on sick or dead water birds called eared grebes that were infected by the West Nile virus, said Leslie McFarlane, Utah wildlife disease coordinator. Some 20,000 of the water birds have died in and around the Great Salt Lake since November in an outbreak that may be a record in North America, McFarlane said. Initial testing suggested an infectious bacterial disease such as avian cholera caused the deaths, but findings released on Tuesday showed West Nile virus was the culprit, McFarlane said. read more: www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/01/west-nile-virus-bald-eagles_n_4526060.html
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Post by baydoll on Jan 1, 2014 9:46:11 GMT -5
Good Morning, Popcorn! Happy New Years to you!! This is so sad, it breaks my heart. I love Bald Eagles. We have a few that have nests in the swampy area across from my house. We see them flying around quite frequently... they're beautiful and majestic birds and I love watching them. I so hope that all these creatures that have died will be in Heaven and we shall see them again one day. Where there will be no more death, nor diseases.
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Post by popcorn on Jan 1, 2014 12:10:48 GMT -5
Good Morning, Baydoll! Hear is a interesting story bout this. Wisconsin Churches Replace Atheist Billboard With Sign of ‘Hope A pair of Wisconsin churches co-sponsored a billboard message to let their city know that, despite an atheist’s claim to the contrary, there is life after death. The sign, which says, “Life is short. Eternity is not. – God,” was posted on a billboard in Janesville, Wisc., earlier this month, and was sponsored by local congregations Bethel Baptist Church and New Life Assembly of God. The churches’ message replaced a sign sponsored by Wayne Hensler, a lifetime member of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, that said, “Enjoy Life Now” and “There Is No Afterlife.” Hensler previously described his billboard message as “a legacy” for his grandchildren, according to an FFRF press release. ”It was offensive, and I think people expected a Christian rejoinder,” said Michael Jackson, senior pastor of New Life. Jackson says people asked him and other local ministers if they were going to do anything to counter the atheistic billboard message. After New Life’s leadership decided to take action, Jackson ran into Tim Erickson, senior pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, who said his church would co-sponsor the project. Although the churches belong to different denominations, Jackson says, they both “strongly agree” that there is an afterlife. He also says they did not want to directly reference Hensler’s sign or attack FFRF with their message read more: www.christianpost.com/news/wis-churches-replace-atheist-billboard-with-sign-of-hope-111733/
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Post by baydoll on Jan 3, 2014 8:55:10 GMT -5
I love that!!! Good for them! I feel sorry for atheists, they really don't have any 'hope' if all their hope is is in this life. That is a really sad and hopeless message.
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