Birds are dying by the hundreds in western Newfoundland. Seabird experts want to know why

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Hunrdreds of murres are dying on the ice and on the coast of Hampden in western Newfoundland, and residents and experts are wondering why. (Troy Turner/CBC)

Dead seabirds are showing up by the hundreds on the ice and on shore near the town of Hampden in western Newfoundland, leaving residents and biologists stumped and searching for a reason why. 

Longtime resident and murre hunter Gary Gale told CBC News on Friday he has never seen an event of this magnitude before. He said birds began to fly into the bay about a week ago — and within a few

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