China - 43 seagulls die off - Gov says bird flu ruled out - Yunnan province

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Inspection report came out Seagull Lake Park 43 normal death

2011-12-18 10:56

Newspaper reported yesterday to have 43 Seagull Lake Park inexplicable news of the death, the reporter from the shelter to save endangered animals and plants in Kunming center was informed that the preliminary investigation, the death is a normal dead seagulls. For the public there are still doubts, Kunming Wildlife Conservation Office Director said it is the specific cause of death of seagulls check.

10 am yesterday, a shelter rescue center staff member surnamed Lu told reporters that they will be dead seagulls to the prevention and control center of Yunnan animals were examined, after the remains of dead gulls preliminary examination has been ruled out due to avian influenza and infectious diseases caused by death, nor the stomach and found dead seagull droppings are abnormal, the basic rule out the possibility of being poisoned. He believes that the sudden drop in temperature may be near Kunming, resulting in a number of old age, physical weakness, poor resistance to the death of seagulls, which is a normal death. They have on the Lake, Grand View Park seagulls gathering area to check again, not found dead seagulls. Mr. Lu said that if people found injured seagull, can call 110, and they will come to deal with.
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