Possibly off topic but I'll take a chance Aaron will let it through. 

We have a bee & bat mystery as discussed here on the list, 

salmon on the west coast that are not returning 
http://www.latimes.com/classified/jobs/news/la-me-salmon15mar15,0,7649592.story

and now this news on deformed bird beaks in the Pacific NW and Alaska in areas of less human 
activity. 

http://www.adn.com/wildlife/story/368008.html

maybe no connections but still makes you wonder about the timing of these events.

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