Resource Management - Refuge
History - Habitat Types - Habitat
Management - Waterfowl Surveys - Monitoring/Research - Endangered Species
Monitoring
and Research
Bird and plant monitoring and other research activities
provide valuable data that helps Refuge staff refine habitat management.
Bird diseases include avian cholera, botulism,
and lead poisoning. These diseases cannot be passed to humans. Dying birds
are monitored and dead birds removed
with airboats to stop the disease cycle.
Avian
Influenza (Bird Flu)
There are numerous web sites with timely information available
to the public. Two documents are concise and give a general overview:
Avian
Influenza Fact Sheet and What
Hunters Should Know About Avian Influenza. Below are some web sites
that provide more detailed information at the state, national and international
levels.
California
Monitoring for Bird Flu
The CA Department of
Fish and Game; UC Davis Wildlife Health Center; CA Department of Food
and Agriculture; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; and the CA Department
of Health Services are in partnership to monitor for avian influenza viruses
in wild birds.
Who
to call about sick or dead birds in California:
Domestically
reared birds - (800) 491-1899, CA Dept of Food and Agriculture
Single sick or dead birds - (877) 968-2473,West Nile Virus Hotline
Five or more dead birds observed at once or over 2-3 days, call
the following
..... (888) 334-2258 CA Department of Fish and Game local office
..... (530) 225-2300 Northern California-North Coast Region
..... (916) 358-2900 Sacramento
Valley-Central Sierra Region
National
and Inernational Information about Avian Influenza:
The
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service, Division
of Migratory Bird Management's (DMBM) web site brings together in
one location some of the more informative web sites having information
specific to avian influenza in wild birds. The DMBM considers National
Wildlife Health Center’s Avian Influenza Home Page to be the
premier on-line source for information on avian influenza in wild birds.
Other
Related Links
Alaska's Avian Flu Web Site
National
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World
Health Organization
