Tens of thousands of birds die at wildlife refuges in southern Oregon, the largest die-off to date

The Oregonian ^ | Sep 28, 2024 | GOSIA WOZNIACKA

[cuz1961]

More than 80,000 birds have died over the past 2½ months at a network of wildlife refuges on the Oregon-California border.

The deaths, linked to a rare combination of botulism and avian flu, increased sharply since the...

..wetland habitat continues to shrink, forcing birds into smaller patches of water, and climate change dries up what’s left of the habitat, the toxin has infected many more birds.

Competition for water

in the Klamath Basin

makes the situation worse.

[hinckley buzzard]

Yep. Nothing like setting loose an huge accumulation of silt and sludge to make wetlands prosper.

[hinckley buzzard]

I hear goats and cattle like it.

[Twotone]

If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.

[bray]

Thank you Sierra Club.

[gundog]

I’ve heard of viruses killing millions of waterfowl in their Canadian breeding grounds.

[AuntB]

Breaching Irongate on the border, covering our beautiful land had NOTHING to do with this, right??

Bull crap!

[AuntB]

This is making me ill! What a disgusting mess! Our beautiful homes and wildlife. All GONE! For what?!?? Greed and ignorance.

[AuntB]

This link works

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/09/tens-of-thousands-of-birds-die-at-wildlife-refuges-in-southern-oregon-the-largest-die-off-to-date.html