Officials delayed an announcement about the birds' death until the official cause was determined. The source of the pellet is not known, officials said. "A natural death would have been less ...

From ancient cultures to present day, some birds' symbolic reputations fly with them. Some are symbols of death, while others ...

The birds were all emaciated and there are fears they may have been victims of a spill from the MSC Zoe container ship, from which some 345 containers fell in the sea during a storm.

"They're going to vets, and vets are holding and assessing them." Ms Walker said birds that were near death showed disturbing symptoms. "Some were better than others, but basically neurological ...