Star Fish Dying En Masse

Article: Massive amounts of star fish are being found dead off the West Coast and no one knows why. It seems there is a disease spreading among them, causing them to catch the disease and die in as short as 24 hours. Sea cucumbers are also suffering from this. Scientists are scrambling to find out why. 12 different star fish species are at risk. In some areas, the star fish are going extinct overnight. The disease appears to be very lethal. Starfish may seem not very important, but they're actually a critical species in many marine environments. Most live near the shore, but some live at the bottom of sea. Few things eat them, so they are a top predator, eating mussels, barnacles and sea snails.