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1’“ ; <br />randum trvT,.: <br />f-vK' <br />November 19, 1976 <br />u/0/r /= <br />Lsm <br />gue. <br />m <br />\k <br />% <br />=• ^1! <br />{ <br />i <br />■} <br />* <br />:r- <br />v'.-t.? <br />■r^d <br />t .- - <br />7 ' <br />0,1 <br />■ k »• * <br />^-'^7 <br />C\; ■ Tf ▼'■*'*■»• <br />a- <br />/■ '.Vv <br />r^'-^v <br />GRHT UKES lEtlON UNS <br />A r <br />For Immediate Release <br />Dffpartmcnt of the Interior <br />U S. Fish and \^il(JHie Service <br />Federal Bldg fort Sneihng <br />Twin Cdnys. Minn bbW <br />Larson <612i ;?5-3519 <br />FriEiPd Jc*'-.' ''LOSSES FROM AVIAN BOTULISM WIDESPREAD <br />Losses of waterfowl and other water birds from avian botulism nr/<- <br />been widespread throughout the United States this summer, according u, U, r <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish and Wildlife Health i „o-,r,. v :•>, <br />Madison, Wise. <br />(rT Mil ton Friend, director of the laboratory, said positive dit<'j»to*'es <br />of type C botulism have been established by the UFWIIL for the folio,<ing <br />areas: Sand Lake NUR near Aberdeen, S.D.; various locations within ‘.ne <br />St. Paul-Minneapolis area; Park Ridge, IL; Bowl imjbrook, IL; O’Hare !nt:.r <br />national Airport in Chicago; Green Bay, Wl; lloricon NWR in Wisconsin. u./J <br />Ul-Bend-Bowdoin NWR ir northeastern Montana^ <br />Several other botulism suspect areas are still under investiqatj .m, <br /><z? <br />he said. "The greatest losses have occurred at O'llare Int'l airport v.ne,e <br />more than 1000 waterfowl and shore birds died from this disease and in <br />Montana where several hundred ducks—mostly blue-winged teal-diod." <br />The laboratory director disclosed that Horicon National Wildlife <br />has been under intensive surveillance due to recently initiated changes <br />in the management of the refuge. "Aerial flights and repeated surveys h, <br />air boats have only disclosed a small number of sick and dead birds, " ... sau. <br />“A total of 13 birds-all that could be picked up-have been examinoj, .>igni <br />(more) <br />-K <br />. -0II 1J P--- <br />5 : <br />« • % <br />r7 *'- "-V <br />t <br />I <br />.LOSSES' FRO <br />of which h <br />represent <br />monitored <br />several th <br />Dr. U <br />Station, B <br />an infecti <br />bacterium, <br />most deadl <br />He pc <br />through F, <br />attacking <br />dose is li <br />It is <br />year in tt <br />usually t> <br />"In c <br />dead aqual <br />rnents and, <br />eat these <br />feeding or <br />and, if Ic <br />birds, a s <br />related tc <br />years hav<