Birdbaths Spreading Bird-Killing Disease Across Louisiana
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Just as we are starting to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana (please wear your mask, we re not completely out yet), it looks like another statewide health issue is emerging. This time, it s not the humans that live in this state that are in danger (directly), it s our birds.
According to BRProud, a Salmonella bacterial infection is spreading through the avian population and the cause could be in your own backyard. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) says that this infection is causing the sporadic death of wild birds across the Sportsman s Paradise. Officials believe that these birds are getting infected when they stop in and visit contaminated birdbaths and feeders.
Body of missing boater recovered Sunday afternoon, Coast Guard says
Body of boater found By Tiffany Baptiste | March 6, 2021 at 9:27 PM CST - Updated March 7 at 11:28 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The body of a missing boater was recovered from Lake Pontchartrain Sunday afternoon, the Coast Guard says.
The Coast Guard suspended its search around 11:30 a.m. near the Highway 11 drawbridge.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a notification from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office stating they had recovered the missing person who was reportedly unresponsive.
Saturday night, watchstanders received a call stating a pleasure craft with five people aboard struck the drawbridge and one of the occupants was ejected from the vessel. The other four people were taken to a University Medical Center New Orleans by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for further medical care.
Freezing temps could prompt fish kills: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Biologists are not expecting serious impacts on freshwater gamefish, LDWF said. Share Updated: 11:47 AM CST Feb 16, 2021 WDSU Digital Team
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Biologists are not expecting serious impacts on freshwater gamefish, LDWF said. Share Updated: 11:47 AM CST Feb 16, 2021 WDSU Digital Team It’s too early to tell if freezing temperatures have impacted fish populations, but there’s potential for fish kills, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Tuesday.If cold temperatures do kill fish, they could stay on the bottom of water bodies and may not be visible for a week or more. “Typically, water temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit for any more than a day cause problems for spotted seatrout, whereas red drum are slightly more tolerant and will begin to experience problems in the mid-30s,” LDWF fi