Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Malaria, avian – UK: (England) penguin, zoo colony MALARIA, AVIAN – UNITED KINGDOM: (ENGLAND) PENGUIN, ZOO COLONY
PRO/AH/EDR> Malaria, avian – UK: (England) penguin, zoo colony MALARIA, AVIAN – UNITED KINGDOM: (ENGLAND) PENGUIN, ZOO COLONY
Malaria -- United KingdomA safari park is to permanently close its penguin enclosure after several birds died following a 2nd outbreak of malaria. Longleat in Wiltshire said a number of Humboldt penguins had died after contracting the avian strain of the disease from mosquitoes.Avian malaria cannot be passed on to humans, but the park has decided to close Penguin Island to visitors. The safari park described it as "a difficult decision".Longleat said it had put measures in place to protect the birds Read more [...]
