This is tragic,
Bird Flu is now hitting the USA
has killed over 20 Wild Cats
Reported on CNN HD
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyvx4d1n4vo
[Twenty big cats - including a Bengal tiger
and four cougars - have died of bird flu
over the past several weeks at an
animal sanctuary in the state of Washington.
"This tragedy has deeply affected our team,
and we are all grieving the loss of these
incredible animals,"
the Wild Felid Advocacy Center of
Washington wrote in a post on Facebook.
The devastating viral infection,
carried by wild birds, spreads primarily
through respiratory secretions
and bird-to-bird contact and can also
be contracted by mammals that ingest
birds or other products.
The sanctuary is under quarantine
and is closed to the public to prevent
the spread of the virus, the statement said.
The animals died between late November
and mid-December, the sanctuary's director,
Mark Mathews, told the New York Times, external.]
Poxy China's Bird Flu