The 4 million deaths of common murres during the intense marine heatwave was the biggest wildlife toll in modern history, the study says

While reproductive failure is common for some species like black-legged kittiwakes, it isn’t for murres. In some places less than one percent of the chicks survived.

Common murre sightings; a concern for the predatory and scavenger bird numbers

Wayward Murre

Dead murres on beach

Kodiak Island residents have been reporting a large number of common murres washing up dead on local beaches.

Murre deaths reported along the shore of Nanwalek.