Bird flu: Nearly 200 birds found dead in Uttarakhand's Dehradun, Rishikesh
Amid an avian influenza scare in several states, nearly 200 birds, mostly crows, have been found
dead in Uttarakhand's Dehradun and Rishikesh, officials said on Monday.
A total
of 165 birds were found dead in different parts of Dehradun on Sunday,
including 121 crows in the Bhandari Bagh area only.
There
were 162 crows, two pigeons and an eagle among the dead birds found in
Dehradun, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Rajiv Dhiman said.
Chief
Wildlife Warden JS Suhag said the samples of the dead birds have been sent to
the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Bareilly to ascertain the cause of
their death.
More than
30 birds were found dead at different places in and around Rishikesh, triggering
a bird-flu scare in the town.
Twenty-eight
crows and a pigeon were found dead on the All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS) premises, one avian death was reported from the Bees Bigha
locality and two such deaths were reported from the Raiwala station, government
veterinary officer Rajesh Raturi said. Read More
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