2,000 snow geese, in the city of Idaho they just drop dead from the sky - source CNN MARCH 15, 2015

(CNN)Idaho wildlife officials have retrieved 2,000 dead snow geese that fell from the sky this week.

The birds, whose carcasses were collected over the weekend, appear to have died of avian cholera, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said Tuesday.

Though the official lab results are not out, officials said the cause of death points to avian cholera.