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Illinois Department of Natural Resources Urging Waterfowl Hunters to Take Precautions Against Spread of Bird Flu

THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS URGING WATERFOWL HUNTERS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST SPREADING THE AVIAN FLU. 

 

AT LEAST 300 WATER BIRDS, MOSTLY SNOW GEESE, WERE FOUND DEAD OVER THE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THE SUSPECTED CULPRIT…AVIAN FLU. D-N-R WILDLIFE CHIEF MIKE WEFER (wee-fer) SAYS WITH THAT IN MIND, HUNTERS NEED TO BE CAREFUL.

 

 

WEFER SAYS RUBBER GLOVES AND A MASK SHOULD BE WORN WHEN DISPOSING OF DEAD BIRDS AND CARCASSES SHOULD BE DOUBLE BAGGED IN A SEALED PLASTIC BAG. YOU CAN EITHER BURY THE BAG OR TOSS IT IN THE GARBAGE IF ALLOWED BY YOUR WASTE HAULER.

 

 

WEFER SAYS GAME SHOULD BE COOKED TO AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 165 DEGREES. AT LEAST 300 WATER BIRDS, PRIMARILY SNOW GEESE, WERE FOUND DEAD IN PUBLIC HUNTING AREAS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS OVER THANKSGIVING WEEKEND. THE CAUSE IS BELIEVED TO BE THE AVIAN FLU.

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