Bird Flu kills Thousands Of Cranes In Israel’s Worst Wildlife Disaster
As a precaution, local poultry has been culled due to a bird flu outbreak in Israel that has killed more than 5,000 migratory cranes. Authorities have closed uninhabited areas in a popular nature reserve and warned of possible egg shortages. Rangers in hazardous material suits gathered crane carcasses from the northern Hula Nature Reserve and