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Thread #92305   Message #1763789
Posted By: Metchosin
19-Jun-06 - 12:30 PM
Thread Name: BS: H5 avian virus found in Canadian goose
Subject: RE: BS: H5 avian virus found in Canadian goose
And if anyone is interested, the source of these WMDs is Alaska and.....horrors! even Russia.

The Fraser River estuary is a vital point on the bird migration route known as the Pacific Flyway. It provides a rest and stopover between California and Alaska and a wintering ground for at least 100,000 waterfowl. At the peak of migration, up to 180,000 ducks and geese fly into the Fraser delta in a single day. The Fraser estuary and Boundary Bay together form the largest winter waterfowl resting area on the west coast of North America. And it is also BC's major poutry producing area.