Heads up, bird lovers: Some experts are urging you to temporarily take down backyard feeders to contain an outbreak of avian influenza.
"During these unprecedented times, we recommend doing anything that we can to try and help our wild bird populations. Because the science is unclear on the role of songbirds in this current H5N1 outbreak, one consideration is to not encourage birds to gather together at places such as bird feeders or bird baths," she said.
“Feeding encourages wild birds to congregate around a food source and can increase the probability of transmission among wild birds,” Sharp said. “We do still consider the use of bird feeders as safe, but they should be removed from areas that are open to poultry or other domestic animals.”last month that she favors taking down bird feeders to reduce chances of birds catching the flu.
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