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Up to 20,000 Klamath Wildlife Refuge Birds Have Died From Avian Cholera

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the number of bird deaths at the Klamath National Wildlife Refuge continue to grow. Only half of the refuge was flooded this year resulting in a much denser concentration of birds, which has resulted in a large transmission of avian cholera. It is now estimated that up to 20,00 birds have died. The species that have been most effected are snow geese, American coot, American Wigeon,  White-fronted Goose and Northern Pintail. Read more at SF Gate:  Bird die-off strikes Klamath wildlife refuge.

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