PRESS RELEASE
. AREA OF TINY
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Please be encouraged that the town is continuing to keep an eye on and react to calls relating to dead waterfowl cleaning up on the beaches.
Town personnel remains in routine contact with the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) and the Simcoe Muskoka District Health System (SMDHU) and the collection of bird samples for screening is being performed.
If you discover a dead or passing away bird on a township-owned beach, please call the general public works department to have the bird carcass dealt with in a hygienic way.
Citizens who discover dead birds on their personal beach can double bag them, position them at the roadside, and call the general public works department to have actually the remains gathered.
The CWHC and SMDHU recommend that when managing the dead birds, citizens use a mask, gloves, and protective eyeglasses, preventing contact with blood, body fluids, and feces. You must then clean your hands completely with soap and warm water or utilize hand sanitizer. As an extra safety measure, ensure your family pet( s) do not consume dead fish or birds that have actually cleaned up on the coastline.
A number of elements can trigger these deaths, such as illness, toxic substances, spawning, and altering ecological conditions. Constantly report ill or dead birds to the pertinent authority suggested listed below. Reporting bird carcasses assists to track bird influenza and permits the provincial/territorial authority to offer guidance.
For concerns, additional details, or to report bird die-off:
Kim Post, public works receptionist, Town of Tiny
130 Balm Beach Rd. W.
Tiny, ON, L0L 2J0
T: 705-526-4204, ext. 202
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