Some 220 James’s Flamingos have died in north-west Argentina following an outbreak of fowl flu.
The virus is at present spreading by means of South America, killing birds in Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. The latest victims contain the flamingo species, which lives at excessive altitudes within the Andean plateaus of Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and north-west Argentina.
More than 200 James’s Flamingos have died in Argentina after contracting fowl flu (Christian Mehlführer).
Some of the checks carried out on the flamingos discovered useless within the province of Catamarca got here again optimistic for fowl flu. Local authorities stated they’d put in place measures to comprise the unfold of the virus. They additionally warned locals to not contact any useless animals.
The lagoons within the space are additionally home to 2 different species of flamingo – Andean and Chilean – however to date solely James’s Flamingos seem to have been contaminated.