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In the absence of the Xunta concrete the cause of the deaths of hundreds of gulls in the Galician littoral, which is conducting timely analysis of samples, biologists are already running an outbreak of botulism to is the most likely cause the high mortality of birds, mostly on the coast of La Coruña, between Malpica and Oleiros .Alvaro Barros, biologist specializing in sea birds, explains that the epidemics of botulism among seagulls «are habituais» every year, but «more pronounced during periods of dry lot».
Seagulls – accurate biologist – they drink fresh water of pools, ponds or small streams which currently have little flow. The heat makes these small accumulations of water to become «broths of bacteria» which is conceived these outbreaks of botulism. «As gaivotas tamen washing ali», and that promotes the progression of the outbreak, adds Barros.Oleiros is one of the concellos where is most affecting. In fact, on Tuesday were collected 30 gulls killed in Bastiagueiro Beach, and on Wednesday we found other 13 in Santa Cristina, 7 in Mera and other 5 in Santa Cruz. The Mayor of the municipality, Ángel García Seoane, stated that “something serious” is happening. «Unha peste ou something.» «E is that e or case, Consellería de Medio Ambiente should take cards not subject xa that pode sound a serious problem of Saúde», said. He recalled that last June, when other gulls killed in the town, had been made analysis that determined that birds were killed by ingesting foods altered or in poor condition. The City Council o
f A Coruña you also pointed Wednesday to a botulism outbreak as a possible cause of the problem.
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