Bird flu has killed 700 wild black vultures, says Georgia sanctuary
by Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#62V19)
Exclusion zone set up around Noah's Ark sanctuary in US amid outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 strain
Bird flu has killed hundreds of wild black vultures at a Georgia sanctuary that houses more than 1,500 other animals.
At least 700 black vultures have died, Noah's Ark animal care manager Allison Hedgecoth told WXIA-TV. State workers euthanized 20 to 30 other birds, she said.
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