REPORT DEAD WATERFOWL 08/05/14 0800 S.S.
CENTRAL COAST RESIDENTS, THAT LIVE AROUND WATERFOWL HABITATS, ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY DYING OR DEAD BIRDS. THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE IS CONCERNED THAT THE DROUGHT, AND HOT WEATHER, COULD HAVE TRIGGERED OUTBREAKS OF AVIAN BOTULISM. ALTHOUGH THE DISEASE IS NOT DANGEROUS TO HUMANS, IT COULD DECIMATE FRAGILE BIRD POPULATIONS. ANYONE WHO SPOTS A DEAD (OR DYING) BIRD IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE C-D-F-W.
