Newcastle Disease in cormorants

[The_Duckslayer]

From the MN DNR HSOforum...

News Releases

Newcastle Disease cause of water bird die-off in Big Stone County

(Released August 9, 2010)

Hundreds of double-crested cormorants and ring-billed gulls on Marsh Lake in Big Stone County have died from Newcastle Disease, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). As of Wednesday, about 500 cormorants and 400 ring-billed gulls had been found dead at the lake, which is near Appleton in western Minnesota.

More testing is being conducted to determine the strain of Newcastle Disease. Avian influenza tests, however, were negative.

Newcastle Disease is a viral disease that most commonly infects cormorants, but has also been documented in gulls and pelicans. Clinical signs of infection in wild birds are often neurologic and include droopy head or twisted neck, lack of coordination, inability to fly or dive and complete or partial paralysis. Juveniles are most commonly affected.

Not breakling my heart as long as it does not affect the duck population... darn sky carp!

Take care and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

[Huntin&Fishin]

Hope this doesnt get to any other waterfowl, but i hope this kills off thousands of those dang cormorants, to save some lakes those birds are no good