(Machine Translated) It reiterates the call to the population not to touch or approach wildlife in general, to protect the well-being and integrity of people.
Specialists from the National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (Sernanp), an agency attached to the Ministry of the Environment, recorded the death of 3,487 funny wolves (Otaria flavescens) in seven natural protected areas of the coast, which represents 3.29% of just over 105 thousand (Imarpe, 2020) of this species that inhabits the entire country. Likewise, the death of 5 fur seals (Artocephalus australis) has been reported, which represents 0.06% of the 8 thousand fur seals (Imarpe, 2021) registered in the natural protected areas of Peru.
This report includes a solid base of information from November 2022, which mainly covers the impact on the national reserves of Paracas (Ica); System of Islands, Islets and Guaneras Points (Lambayeque, La Libertad, Áncash, Lima, Ica, Arequipa and Moquegua) and Illescas (Piura).
Since the start of the H5N1 avian flu emergency, at least 63,000 dead birds have been detected in eight natural protected areas, the most affected species being boobies, pelicans and guanayes.
This virus is affecting countries like Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina, and recently there have been reports of deaths of animals with symptoms similar to those found in Peru and diagnosed with bird flu, in northern Chile.
El título dice Chile, pero claramente la información es de Peru
Hi Claudia, I noticed that as well when I found the article.