clock Feb 18, 2007 6:46 am US/Mountain
Denver Metro Still Puzzled By Dying Ducks
(AP) DENVER More dead ducks turning up in waterways around Denver are leaving officials puzzled.
Originally thought to be just a problem at Denver's Metro wastewater plant, officials now are reporting duck die-offs in the South Platte River and around the metro communities of Littleton, Northglenn, South Adams County, Thronton and Westminster.
So far, Metro Wastewater spokesman Steve Frank says no one knows why.
The problem came to light at the Metro Wastewater plant when workers found more than 400 dying ducks.
Authorities have ruled out the bird flu, but say something is stripping the ducks of their natural waterproofing.
One piece of good news. If they are found early enough, veterinary crews say they have been able to take some of the dying ducks and nurse them back to health.
Denver Metro Still Puzzled By Dying Ducks
(AP) DENVER More dead ducks turning up in waterways around Denver are leaving officials puzzled.
Originally thought to be just a problem at Denver's Metro wastewater plant, officials now are reporting duck die-offs in the South Platte River and around the metro communities of Littleton, Northglenn, South Adams County, Thronton and Westminster.
So far, Metro Wastewater spokesman Steve Frank says no one knows why.
The problem came to light at the Metro Wastewater plant when workers found more than 400 dying ducks.
Authorities have ruled out the bird flu, but say something is stripping the ducks of their natural waterproofing.
One piece of good news. If they are found early enough, veterinary crews say they have been able to take some of the dying ducks and nurse them back to health.