Hundreds of black vultures circle Northern Hills Lake on the Northeast Side, drawn by numerous dead fish and ducks.

In a statement, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said it does not know what is causing the deaths of the animals.

Despite an influx of Texas cormorants in the area, TPWD said it doesn’t believe their arrival is causing the deaths.

People who live by the lake off Scarsdale Street said this has been happening for a while.

“Yes, I did, in fact, that was when summer started,” Lupe Diaz said. “Had a bunch of dead fish.”

In August, Priscilla Booker said she took her daughter down to the lake to see the ducks. A friend who accompanied them was the one who noticed something was off.

“She said that it looked diseased or sick,” Booker said.

Booker said she thought it was

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