Over 1,000 Mallard Ducks Die in Idaho

In this December 2006 photo provided by the Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game, Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game biologists look at a cluster of dead ducks discovered in Land Springs Creek, near Oakley, Idaho. State wildlife agencies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, were testing the tissue samples from more than 1,000 mallard ducks that are dying in a bizarre cluster along a southeastern Idaho creek bed, hoping to rule out an avian flu outbreak. (AP Photo/Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game)

(AP) -- More than 1,000 mallard ducks have died along a single creek in southern Idaho, and officials on Wednesday tested tissue samples to find out why.

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