Bird Flu

[AT Hiker]

In a nut shell, wild birds are now carrying the highly pathogenic strain vs the general/less pathogenic strains they normal carry.


"Wyoming's patient zero arrived at the state's Wildlife Health Laboratory in late March. Someone found the Canada goose dead in Bighorn County. The test came back positive for the deadly H5N1, a strain of avian influenza killing birds across the globe.

Since then, cases have popped up in magpies, great-horned owls, vultures and hawks from Jackson and Cody to Douglas and Laramie. In early April, the flu killed 11 wild turkeys near Buffalo. On Wednesday the Powell Tribune reported the Wyoming Game and Fish Department killed its broodstock of pheasants at its bird farm near Sheridan out of an "abundance of caution."

Toll of avian influenza on Wyoming’s wild birds still unknown - WyoFile

The highly pathogenic strain has been whipping across North America, in some places killing hundreds of birds at a time.

wyofile.com

Here is another article about it as well.

Bird Flu Discovered in Wild Turkeys for First Time Ever

Wildlife managers across the country are wondering what’s next after a deadly strain of bird flu was discovered in wild turkey flocks for the first time ever. “Highly pathogenic avian influenza” (HPAI), caused by a virus known as H5N1, has been sweeping the continent since it first hit Canadian...

www.themeateater.com

 

[@fulldraw]

The avian flu is in TN. There's been several cases run through chicken farms. I've been saying for a couple years this has affected the turkeys in some way.

 

[Creek bottoms]

NWTF claims that turkeys aren't as susceptible. Perhaps it will take a toll on the raptors.

 

[@fulldraw]

NWTF claims that turkeys aren't as susceptible. Perhaps it will take a toll on the raptors.

It's taken a toll on turkey farms. I bet it's in wild turkeys more than they realize.

 

[Pic IN the Casa]

It's taken a toll on turkey farms. I bet it's in wild turkeys more than they realize.

Agreed. It's proven to affect galliformes, waterfowl and raptors (vultures primarily) in the wild. Mostly because they are flocking/colonial birds.

 

[Setterman]

If it were the cause we'd find evidence of dead birds. Instead we find nothing.

 

[@fulldraw]

If it were the cause we'd find evidence of dead birds. Instead we find nothing.

I'm not saying it's "the" cause. I'm saying it's having an affect on turkeys. The total decline in population has many factors.

 

[Setterman]

I'm not saying it's "the" cause. I'm saying it's having an affect on turkeys. The total decline in population has many factors.

If it was having an impact why aren't we finding piles of feathers etc? We all spend tons of time in the woods. If this was a real thing we'd all be posting pictures of dead birds or evidence of dead birds.

 

[@fulldraw]

If it was having an impact why aren't we finding piles of feathers etc? We all spend tons of time in the woods. If this was a real thing we'd all be posting pictures of dead birds or evidence of dead birds.

You obviously didn't read the Meateater article. Lack of finding dead birds is addressed. Like I said, just my opinion, but it is playing a role.

 

[Setterman]

You obviously didn't read the Meateater article. Lack of finding dead birds is addressed. Like I said, just my opinion, but it is playing a role.

In full disclosure I did not read the article, but will.

Hard to have a discussion when one side didn't read any of the information

 

[catman529]

If it was having an impact why aren't we finding piles of feathers etc? We all spend tons of time in the woods. If this was a real thing we'd all be posting pictures of dead birds or evidence of dead birds.

If that's the case then why haven't we found evidence of dead birds in areas that saw a huge decline? It's nothing for a coyote to pick up a dead turkey and drag it back to its den.