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Municipalities warn residents to take action after hundreds of birds found infected with bird flu
Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill and Newmarket speak out on avian influenza (H5N1)
By Jeremy Grimaldi Newmarket Era
Saturday, April 8, 2023
1 min to read
Municipalities around York Region are warning residents after a “significant number of birds” have died or have been found infected with bird flu in Vaughan, Markham and throughout the region.
This is happening as a number of Canada geese are returning home from sunnier locales during the spring.
Vaughan, for example, is discouraging the use of bird feeders and recommending the removal of existing ones to limit the transmission of the virus.
The city is also asking that dogs be kept on their leash, all cats be kept indoors and bird baths be removed.
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