Useless geese present in separate parks in Allentown, NJ have examined constructive for chook flu
ALLENTOWN, New Jersey (WABC) — Quite a lot of New Jersey parks will stay closed after lifeless Canadian geese discovered there have examined constructive for chook flu.
The state’s Division of Environmental Safety says the birds have been found at Dr. Farmer’s Park, the millpond, Pete Sensi Park and Heritage Park on February 4th.
The NJDEP has decided that all the geese discovered have examined constructive for chook flu.
Fishing can be not allowed presently as a precaution.
Officers are reminding guests to not contact lifeless birds or chook feces and to not feed or deal with wildlife.
When you do see a lifeless chook name officers at Borough Corridor at 609-259-3151 and allow them to know in regards to the chook so it may be eliminated.
“It is the droppings of the geese that individuals can get contaminated by. Their pets can contaminated by this as effectively,” Mayor Fritts stated.
Allentown spent hundreds of {dollars} to have the carcasses professionally eliminated.
“They have been taken away to a specialty facility, the place they both buried them or incinerate them,” stated Allentown Mayor Thomas Fritts.
“It was horrible after I first heard about it. Once I walked by the dam and noticed a dozen by the dam,” stated Borough Council President John Elder.
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