Seven sea lions found dead On the coast of a seaside resort in the Buenos Aires district Villarino Therefore, after various agreements and contacts with Senasa Buried before possible bird flu casescommunity sources reported today.
The incident happened this weekend when authorities became aware of several lifeless sea lions on the shores of the La Chiquita resort in the Villarino district.
“After detecting several lifeless sea lions in the zoonotic zone of the city, they contacted the National Security Agency staff and they started directing us to action to be taken.”
“Samples were taken from the animals for analysis and a guard was deployed on Saturday to explain the situation by advising people not to approach the animals”Vidal added.
The official insisted, “Yesterday, the machinery of the commune We started burying sea lions on the advice of Senasa professionals.”
The spa “La Chiquita” is located at km 781 of the national road 3, near the mayor of Bratovic, then 65 km along the gravel road to reach the spa.
In the resort of Monte Hermoso, 120 kilometers northeast of the Puerto Blanca, commune authorities They had to bury another sea lion using heavy machinery in recent days They appear to have died on the beach.
In this sense, Natalia Sanchez, director of the Museum of Natural Sciences, told Fides: “A dead sea lion was found in the sauce area, so it was buried as a precaution.”
“People take their pets to the beach, so when there was a suspicion of possible bird flu exposure, what we did was bury it,” he said.
Sanchez said that in the case of Monte Hermoso, they are taking precautions and “if people see dead or live sea lions or birds on the beach, they try to keep them away.”
“If you have pets, the idea is to avoid the beach, or keep them on a leash so if there are wolves or birds on the shore, they don’t come close’, he pointed out.