Article 6VCXB Four seals die on Norfolk coast after contracting bird flu

Four seals die on Norfolk coast after contracting bird flu

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Helena Horton Environment reporter
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6VCXB)

Experts raise fears for England's largest colony at Blakeney Point as they conduct tests to identify source of infection

Experts have raised fears for the seals at England's largest colony after four were found to have died after having been infected with bird flu.

Government scientists are investigating to find out whether the seals died after scavenging from the corpses of infected birds.

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