Article about bald eagles and Avian Flu in Colorado

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John Tumasonis

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Dec 12, 2022, 10:48:55 AM12/12/22
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This update just posted by the Colorado Sun on the Bald Eagles (and other birds and animals) being affected by avian flu.   Much worse than previously disseminated.  Plus, I had no idea how bad the chicken industry was affected.  

https://coloradosun.com/2022/12/12/colorado-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-raptors-wild-bird-deaths/    

Please be careful out there....

John Tumasonis, Broomfield CO

Rachel Kolokoff Hopper

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Dec 12, 2022, 11:12:57 AM12/12/22
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We have an outbreak of avian flu here on Long Pond, Larimer County. Multiple Cackling Geese are sick & multiple have already died. We also have multiple Bald Eagles here every day scavenging the carcasses.

At nearby Terry Lake several Bald Eagles were found dead on the lake in late November & did test positive for avian flu.

I called CPW this morning about the situation at Long Pond and all they could say was that they were monitoring the situation. I asked if they were collecting the carcasses before the eagles could consume them but they did not have an answer for that. 

Very tragic situation.
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Rachel Kolokoff Hopper

On Dec 12, 2022, at 8:48 AM, John Tumasonis <snake...@gmail.com> wrote:

This update just posted by the Colorado Sun on the Bald Eagles (and other birds and animals) being affected by avian flu.   Much worse than previously disseminated.  Plus, I had no idea how bad the chicken industry was affected.  

https://coloradosun.com/2022/12/12/colorado-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-raptors-wild-bird-deaths/    

Please be careful out there....

John Tumasonis, Broomfield CO

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Sebastian Patti

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Dec 12, 2022, 11:35:42 AM12/12/22
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I hope that the public and the local governmental agencies will check for bands on both the geese and the eagles   . . .

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Dec 12, 2022, 12:01:04 PM12/12/22
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Deborah Carstensen

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Dec 13, 2022, 1:46:51 AM12/13/22
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I live in a complex with 3 ponds that are aerated and attract hundreds of geese in the winter, (fewer in the summer). My question to the DPW and avian flu hotline was regarding handling and disposing of geese. I didn’t receive much guidance other than to tell me to use gloves and be careful. 
       What are our options for disposal of these geese to prevent the disease spreading to other geese, raptors and perhaps local predatory animals?

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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Annie Clift

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Dec 13, 2022, 8:42:20 AM12/13/22
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The link below is CSU’s extension website regarding HPAI with contacts that may be more helpful such as the state veterinarian office, CSU Avian Health Team, and USDA Healthy Birds Hotline.  

 
Annie Clift, Larimer County 


Rachel Kolokoff Hopper

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Dec 13, 2022, 9:27:38 AM12/13/22
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The general advice is that you must wear PPE if in contact with sick or dead birds including N95 masks. Here is more information: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/prevention.htm



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