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birdlovers (by me) - felt like I'd post it here.
Nov. 13th, 2005 01:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gemfyreHaving just spent 9 months in close proximity with migratory waders (east Asian Australasian flyway) I've learned a bit and formed some opinions.
- Migratory waders breed in an area where they barely ever come into contact with humans.
- The main risk zone would be their stopover in China. This happens on the northward migration.
- Sick birds will be unable to migrate or complete their migration.
- Apparently bird flu is transmitted like any other flu - via droplets. I'm not awfully familiar with waders sneezing.
- I've been pooped on and scratched by waders. I've handled waders and eaten while I'm still banding/measuring whatever. I'm still healthy as a horse.
- An AQIS vet (Aussie quarantine) often took blood and cloacal samples from the netted birds. Found no trace of bird flu.
- I'm dreading the day when some moron starts killing migratory waders because he thinks they're a threat. We should be getting the humans away from the birds so they don't get it. The way I see it, these birds are more likely to contract bird flu from US rather than vice-versa.
- Migratory waders breed in an area where they barely ever come into contact with humans.
- The main risk zone would be their stopover in China. This happens on the northward migration.
- Sick birds will be unable to migrate or complete their migration.
- Apparently bird flu is transmitted like any other flu - via droplets. I'm not awfully familiar with waders sneezing.
- I've been pooped on and scratched by waders. I've handled waders and eaten while I'm still banding/measuring whatever. I'm still healthy as a horse.
- An AQIS vet (Aussie quarantine) often took blood and cloacal samples from the netted birds. Found no trace of bird flu.
- I'm dreading the day when some moron starts killing migratory waders because he thinks they're a threat. We should be getting the humans away from the birds so they don't get it. The way I see it, these birds are more likely to contract bird flu from US rather than vice-versa.
