article_snippet: (CNN)Idaho wildlife officials have retrieved 2,000 dead snow geese that fell from the sky  this week.
article_snippet: The birds were on the return leg of The birds migration from the southwestern United States and Mexico to The birds breeding grounds on the northern coast of Alaska," said Schmidt.
article_snippet: Schmidt died near Dubois,  Terreton and  Roberts -- all in the eastern part of the state.
article_snippet: The important thing is to quickly collect as many of the carcasses as possible, to prevent other birds from feeding on the infected birds," Schmidt said.
article_snippet: Biologists observed about 20 eagles in the vicinity of some of the carcasses.
highlights_snippet: The birds were on the return leg of The birds migration from the U.S. and Mexico .
  