Quebec - Dead birds litter farm in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures

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Dead birds litter Quebec farm​

'Its not a biblical curse. It's not a death ray from an alien spaceship,' expert says​

Last Updated: Friday, January 7, 2011 | 2:36 PM E​

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A farmer in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures has found about 80 dead pigeons on his farm 20 kilometres west of Quebec City.
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He said wildlife officials with Quebec's Ministry of Natural Resources collected the birds for analysis but they are also stumped.

"All they can tell me is that it's not avian influenza, it's not the West Nile virus, and it's not poison," which is what officials suspected at first.​

"It won't stop. I'm finding more [dead] birds every day."​

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2011/01/07/dead-birds-quebec.html#ixzz1ASGnABez​

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