Birds dying under mysterious circumstances renders State Governments anxious
New Delhi, January 4, 2021: Migrant birds in India are losing their lives under mysterious circumstances which has baffled the nation. Crows mysteriously falling dead in various States has concerned the various governments of said states.
A bird flu is suspected to be the cause of this mass perishment, but no official statement hasn’t been released, and hence, this remains a mystery to all. The Government of India is shocked at knowing of 1400 migrant birds dying in Pong Dam, Himachal Pradesh. Under these circumstances, the Kangra district administration has banned all activities in the dam reservoirs until further notice.
According to the caretaker of the Northern area of the wildlife wing, Upasana Patiyaal, not only has the reservoir been sealed from the public, government officials have been intimated about the matter, for the possibility of the apparent bird flu spreading to a nearby poultry farm is highly undesired. The DFO has made sure to inform all the SDM’s at a sub-divisional level in this regard.
To determine the cause of such a catastrophe, samples were sent to Bhopal’s high-security Animal Disease Lab. Soon enough, the answers shall be revealed. Migrant birds chance upon India after covering thousands of miles every year.
The reason behind the mass deaths of migrant birds in Pong dam remains behind the curtains, but, upon testing, two out of the hundred crows that died in the premises of a college in Indore have shown signs of being infected by the ‘H-5 N-8’ virus. Presently, tests to decipher the effect this virus could potentially have on human beings are underway.
The news of a flock of 53 dead birds has shocked the government and people of Gujrat, and the cause of these deaths has been hypothesised to be bird flu. Junagadh’s Bantla village discovered 53 dead birds in its area. Bird flu is the reason behind this is yet uncertain.
Jaipur recorded 135 additional deaths of crows within 24 hours. More than 400 dead birds have been found in various regions in the last week, which has left the Forest, Animal Husbandry and Medical Department alert and baffled.
