Tuesday, 31 January 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths, avian - USA: (WA) seagulls, RFI

Undiagnosed -- United States
A mysterious ailment that has killed or paralyzed gulls around the Port of Tacoma this week is baffling wildlife biologists. About 50 gulls have been found dead or paralyzed from the neck down.
"We have never seen a situation like that," said state Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Michelle Tirhi. "It was a mystery to our biologists and veterinarians."
Ill birds have been found in a seated position with only their heads moving. "One could walk up to them and pick them up," Tirhi

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