Suspected poisoned wheat kills dozens of birds on the Zambezi

At least 40 birds including knob-billed ducks, red-billed teaks and Egyptian geese have died in the Zambezi River near Victoria Falls after ingesting suspected poisoned wheat from the Zambian side of the river. According to Zimbabwean rhino and elephant conservationist Trevor Lane of the Victoria Falls-based Bhejane Trust, the first…

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Bird flu found in wild birds in South Africa

Another four cases of the deadly bird flu virus was this morning confirmed at three different locations in South Africa – this time in wild bird populations. According to a World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) alert, the H5N8 strain was found in Mpumalanga’s Lekwa Municipality in two southern masked weavers.…

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