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   Nine more dead birds found in Okhla sanctuary

New Delhi, February 7:      

"NINE MORE carcasses of birds have been recovered from the Okhla Bird 

Sanctuary, four days after 47 were found on Saturday, and bird-watchers 

say the numbers could be more.

While Wildlife Department officials rule out an outbreak of bird flu, they 

are yet to give a definite cause of death but suspect that chemical sludge 

in the Yamuna may have a role to play.

Some of the carcasses had been sent to a Bhopal laboratory for bird flu 

testing and to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Hyderabad 

for toxicology tests to determine the cause of death."

�Undigested fish were found in the bodies of some of the birds. So it is 

not the result of an illness but something very sudden,�� says Jose Louies 

of Wildlife SOS.

Divisional Forest Officer K.K. Singh said the results are not out , but initial 

investigations point to the highly polluted Yamuna water as the 

cause.��The river was stinking when we went there. Carcasses of a donkey 

and a dog were also lying on the banks. Even untreated waste was 

scattered around,�� he said.

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	Nine more dead birds found in Okhla sanctuary New Delhi, February 7: "NINE MORE carcasses of birds have been recovered from the Okhla Bird Sanctuary, four days after 47 were found on Saturday, and bird-watchers say the numbers could be more. While Wildlife Department officials rule out an outbreak of bird flu, they are yet to give a definite cause of death but suspect that chemical sludge in the Yamuna may have a role to play. Some of the carcasses had been sent to a Bhopal laboratory for bird flu testing and to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Hyderabad for toxicology tests to determine the cause of death." �Undigested fish were found in the bodies of some of the birds. So it is not the result of an illness but something very sudden,�� says Jose Louies of Wildlife SOS. Divisional Forest Officer K.K. Singh said the results are not out , but initial investigations point to the highly polluted Yamuna water as the cause.��The river was stinking when we went there. Carcasses of a donkey and a dog were also lying on the banks. Even untreated waste was scattered around,�� he said. http://www.afrol.com/ articles/18006 Edited by Rick