Avian flu has killed 10% of SA’s Cape cormorants — and it’s not over yet
Deaths have increased to about 500 a day, with the birds susceptible because of malnutrition due to sardine shortage
26 October 2021 - 19:23
About 10% of SA’s endangered Cape cormorants have died in an avian flu outbreak along the Cape coast, the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (Sanccob) said on Tuesday...
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