Will bird flu outbreak in San Antonio’s Puerto del Este affect whale watching from boats?

at last Shortly before 11pm last night, it was confirmed that the sea lion seen on Saturday was dead Located in Puerto del Este, San Antonio, 65 km from Route 3 Las Grutas. Infected with bird flu, the news may bring changes to tourism activities in the region.

timely They are considering suspending offers from sailing providers that invite them to dive with sea lions.

Apart from As a precautionary measure, the fishing village is no longer one of the boarding points where onboard whale watching is possible and other marine mammals, now from the SAE North Lookout, also from Las Grutas.

“The measures will be reviewed today,” one source said. Associated with the environmental area of ​​the province.

On the other hand, it is reported that after the outbreak of bird flu affecting sea lions was confirmed to have spread to San Mathias Bay, The integration of the Crisis Committee consists of the following personnel:.

organism It is composed of the health department, the police, the districts, the State Service for Hygiene and Quality of Agricultural Products (Senasa), the provincial environment minister and the municipality of Viedma, Consider the first cases of marine mammal influenza affecting animals in the local La Loberia.

Now, after the epidemic continues to spread, Other coastal cities such as San Antonio Cister and Sierra Grande will be part of the commission.

But so far, no specific safeguards have been announced in the Gulf region,

The entire Rionegro coast is open except.

It should be remembered that The first dead sea lion in SAE was found at Punta Villarino Beach, the species’ habitat.

It was discovered by a member of the Environmental Defenders group responsible for the post’s controls. Once found, Senasa stepped in, took samples from the bodies (the heads were sectioned for analysis), and sent the material to Buenos Aires.

Confirmation was received last night that he has avian flu.so far No restrictions have been imposed as the station has been under continuous control led by the Environmental Guard led by the provincial Environment Minister, This beach area is generally closed to the public.