Jun 26, 2022

USA & beyond: 5/5/2022 Associated Press article on Avian Flu in Wild Birds

photo from AP article


We need to do better. 37 milliion confined #birds have been killed as a preventive measure. There has been a huge number of cases of #birdflu in #wildbirds compared to outbreaks in previous years. Both trends are unacceptable. 

https://apnews.com/article/health-business-minnesota-environment-0ec6d3f11b09ddd023d7d5d50ab7f8c1 

"Scientists estimated in a study published three years ago that the number of wild birds in North America had fallen by nearly 3 billion since 1970 as humans continue to encroach on their habitat."