Three California condors in northern Arizona are dead. The condors were infected with avian flu and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others.
The Peregrine Fund first observed a bird in the wild exhibiting signs of illness on March 9, according to the National Park Service. It was initially suspected to be lead poisoning. They collected the deceased female below her nest just 11 days later, She was the first bird confirmed to be HPAI positive.
The Arizona-Utah condor population moves throughout that region and southern Utah, using the landscape within Grand Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, the Kaibab Plateau and surrounding areas. Any additional live or deceased condors collected in Arizona and Utah will be treated as HPAI suspected cases. Live birds will be transferred to appropriate facilities to receive care.
A numbered tag and radio transmitter hangs from the wing of a female California Condor at Grand Canyon National Park in Grand Canyon, Arizona, on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. If a condor in Arizona or Utah is seen exhibiting lethargy, incoordination, is walking in circles, is holding its head in an unusual position or is presenting as dull or unresponsive, people are asked to contact The Peregrine Fund at 585-747-5885.
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Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern ArizonaThree California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock.
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Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern ArizonaThree California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock
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Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern ArizonaThree 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.
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Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern ArizonaThree California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock.
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