It’s happening all over the world, and the reports are still coming in: Massive wildlife deaths has gone beyond blackbirds and have extended into many species of fish, and even penguins. The deaths in Arkansas being one recent example of this strange phenomenon. While scientists blame polar changes, and Christians have biblical prophecies, some students at RHS have their own theories.

                “I for one believe that the birds and fish were agents for a space lord named Normick attempting to launch the first assault of Grivum’s Day (the end of the world), but their plan was infiltrated by unknown forces,” sophomore Jacob Siehr said.

                According to scientists in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, most wildlife deaths are linked to immunotoxicity, which is an adverse affect on the immune system that us a result from exposure to chemicals. Junior Kyle Jernigan thinks there may be a link between the dead animals all over the world and the disease.

                “I’m beginning to believe that it’s a sort of chemically induced virus that has evolved over the past three years from introductions of chemicals and is just now killing of wildlife,” Jernigan said.

                Most are saying scientists are using a ‘change in magnetic polarity’ as a cover up for how much damage we’ve done to our planet. The debates about pollution for the past ten years don’t make this accusation surprising.

                “It’s pollution. We’ve done so much to tear up this planet, it doesn’t surprise me it’s to the extent that we’re killing off the wildlife,” sophomore Cody Wheeler said.

                The veterinarians in Sweden say the bird deaths there were caused by fireworks, just as was said in Arkansas. But speculations of the causes of bird deaths in the US have ranged from fireworks, to weather, noxious fumes, and ‘sonic booms’.

                “My earth science teacher told me that the birds in Arkansas were startled by fireworks and literally scared themselves to death, but now that it is happening  in other places, I believe there are forces at hand greater than I can comprehend,” senior Pierre Hollingsworth said.

                And for those of you interested in the end-of-times scenario, sophomore Sam Leach had this to add.

                “The anti-bird has risen,” Leach said.