The prominent environmentalist recounted sea lion deaths on the jetty and filed a complaint over Senasa’s refusal to take it up.
Leo, who has been the source of inquiries since the discovery of the first dead or dying specimens on Tuesday, has been monitoring the problem, warning it could be bird flu, which was confirmed by the National Health Security Administration days later.
As he explained, the first sea lions with nosebleeds started dying in June, and “it cannot be considered a selective death or a natural death.”
On Tuesday the 22nd, Leo decided to present Senasa “After making him understand the seriousness of the matter, I guess the boss will take care of me because she didn’t show up at all. I explained the situation, pointing out that there have been cases of bird flu near the province of Buenos Aires. He not only denied this version, and the first thing he did was berate me for my speech, and I said “the Sea Wolves dropped like flies”.
Furthermore, he emphasized that the purpose of the complaint was to be formally in writing, which they categorically denied.
In addition to these differences, environmentalist Here’s what’s happened so far, he explained: About 80 sea lions have died off the coast of Necochea-Quickon, Bonita. Mar del Plata has more than 30 specimens, Rionegro has more than 30 specimens, Pinamar, Tres Arroyos have 1 specimen, at this time I have received information about Chubut and Buenos Aires Information on 1 specimen of Leith.
Advice: “Keep away from Escollera Sur, avoid wolves and puppies, avoid walking along the roads of Escollera to avoid stepping on feces, mucus, urine, etc. The idea is not to take this approach.” Home. Do not walk on the sand near carcasses and resting wolves. Where are the birds? Seagulls eating crabs, cooks, Antarctica, etc. They are the media. because? They can infect sea lions through their feces and mucus. Chimango and Caracalla, just because they are scavengers, imagine how they would peck an infected wolf. On the face of it, they do not infect humans, however, there is a case in Chile. The possibility of strain variations that can be directly transmitted between mammals is being investigated. There is no human-to-human infection. So the idea is not to panic, but to be careful,” he said.
Meanwhile, Fauna Marina President Juan Lorenzetti said in a statement to TN that it was “normal” for animals to come to the coast at this time, but what happened in Necochea and what happened in Mar del Plata Things are shocking. “Something Explosive”
In addition, he mentions that sea lions that come to the shore can go into convulsions and lose control of their bodies: “It’s a central feature of the disease,” he explained.
In turn, he points out that the phenomenon started in Peru in January of this year, and as the months passed, “it declined”: “It moved from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. It started in Peru, and from there it spread to Firelands Island. Later he arrived in Buenos Aires”.
After the increase in cases, he warned that bird flu could spread to the Uruguayan colony, considered the most important in South America.