Millions of pilchards — five - inch - long fish related to sardines — died off the coast of New Zealand and southern Australia this past year, apparently of a viral infection. (discovermagazine.com)
Try putting medication in a smelly «treat» food such as pilchard or strong cheese, and vary the treats. (messybeast.com)
On some beaches, piles of rotting fish stretched for 60 miles, and long streaks of dead pilchards could be seen at sea as well. (discovermagazine.com)