Trujillo: Expert warns of epidemic risk for death of pelicans

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | 4:58 pm
The fisheries biologist, Carlos Bocanegra feared possible epidemics by improper burial pelicans on beaches in Trujillo.

The fisheries biologist at the National University of Trujillo, Carlos Bocanegra expressed concern as there is the cleaning of dead birds properly what puts in imminent threat to public health at beaches from Huanchaco to Salaverry, province of Trujillo (La Libertad) .

Garcia Bocanegra explained that there has been some three thousand pelicans migrate south in flocks in search of their main food anchovy and fleeing starvation in the Chicama Valley beaches and Trujillo.

As is known, the Deputy Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources, Ministry of Environment, Gabriel Quijandria confirmed that the death of pelicans is due to ocean warming by altering the patterns of distribution and availability of anchovy generating these animals die of starvation by it is safe to eat fish.

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