Murre die-off around Kachemak Bay in the thousands

Die-offs of common murres have been taking place across Alaska since summer and the latest report is from Kachemak Bay, according to biologists with the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in Homer.
Common Murres, like the one held by Wildlife Biologist Leslie Slater on the beach along the Spit in Homer, are turning up along beaches all around the Kachemak Bay area.
Wildlife biologist Leslie Slater says there have been two waves of mortality.
“This die-off started to be noticed around