Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock.
The National Park Service on Friday, April 7, 2023 said the birds that died last month tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. – Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock, the National Park Service announced Friday.
The birds are part of a population that moves throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, including Grand Canyon National Park, the park service said. The population plummeted to the brink of extinction in the 1970s because of hunting, habitat destruction and lead poisoning from animals eating shot with lead bullets.
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