Birds Falling Out of the Sky, Fish Floating Bell Up? Something is Wrong in the Natural State of Arkansas

Arkansas is called the natural state, but something not so natural is happening. It's being reported thousands of birds are just falling from the sky. As well fish are floating belly up. Strange days in deed.

KTHV reports:

Keith Stephens with Game and Fish explains, “We got a call last week from a tug boat operator that found the fish out on the river along the bank, in the river channel and we immediately dispatched somebody to the area to take a look.”

Investigators from local and state agencies took samples from the affected area. Stephens says fish kills occur every year, but the magnitude of this one is unusual, and disease could be the cause.

A pollutant would have affected cross species. Stephens says, “Ninety-nine percent of them were Drum, which is a bottom feeder. It’s not a game fish in Arkansas.”

Some fish collected were alive and visibly sick. They have been taken to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for testing.

The affected area was never closed and fishing is encouraged. “Right now it’s fine to fish. If you go out there you can still fish for bass and crappie, catfish, it will be fine. Obviously don‘t’ eat the dead fish.”

And the birds are falling from the skies too. Near Beebe, Arkansas just 100 miles away from the dead fish: