Chicken flu has hit the zoo.
Over a dozen geese and wild birds on the Queens and Bronx zoos have died, doubtless all because of the avian flu sweeping the nation.
Three geese on the Queens Zoo died after contracting the virus, in response to the Wildlife Conservation Society, which operates each zoos.
Officers are awaiting take a look at outcomes on 9 wild birds and three geese that every one died on the Bronx Zoo and will have been uncovered to the illness.
Weak fowl species have been moved to protected areas of the parks in current weeks, the society mentioned in a press release to The Publish.
“We implemented steps at our four zoos and aquarium to limit exposure of our animals to wild birds, mainly species of waterfowl, known to be significant carriers of avian influenza,” it added.
The WCS additionally operates the Central Park and Prospect Park zoos, as properly we the New York Aquarium in Coney Island.
A spokeswoman for the society refused to supply any specifics on which species of birds and geese died.
The geese that died on the Bronx Zoo have been a part of its assortment, whereas the birds have been wild.
Its veterinarians and curators are monitoring the scenario and collaborating with metropolis, state, and federal companies, the society mentioned.
The parks all stay open, as there may be little threat to people.
The Bronx Zoo is house to a number of fowl reveals, together with aquatic and sea birds and birds of prey like bald eagles, vultures and the endangered Andean condor.
Elsewhere within the metropolis, a pink tailed hawk within the Bronx and an ideal horned owl in Queens additionally died from the an infection, Gothamist reported.
The information comes as all dwell poultry markets in NYC, Lengthy Island and Westchester County have been ordered to quickly shutter after seven instances of fowl flu have been discovered throughout routine inspections within the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens.
The order from Gov. Kathy Hochul Friday requires the markets to promote or get rid of all stock, clear and disinfect and stay closed for a interval of 5 days afterward to fight the “highly pathogenic” virus.
The flu has been detected in 11,627 wild birds throughout greater than 1,200 US counties since 2022, in response to the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.
The outbreak has pushed up the price of eggs nationwide, and made them more durable to seek out.
Greater than 150 million poultry and practically 960 dairy herds have been additionally affected as of Thursday, CDC information present.
