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Avian influenza (H5N1) scare has gripped Bihars Supaul district with the administration on Thursday directing culling of chickens in poultry farms located in affected areas after samples of birds found dead there came out positive.

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Avian influenza (H5N1) scare has gripped Bihars Supaul district with the administration on Thursday directing culling of chickens in poultry farms located in affected areas after samples of birds found dead there came out positive.District ...

The fear of avian influenza has spread in Bihars Supaul district after a large number of crows and ducks were found dead on Thursday.District Forest Officer Sunil Kumar Sharan said the dead birds were found in large numbers in Chapkahi village ...

In what can be called a rare sighting, Indian forest department officials in the state of Bihar rescued a barn owl on Wednesday.   The animal, which is generally native to the US, the UK and other parts of Europe, was found in Supaul district of the state. It is very rarely seen in the Indian subcontinent.    Also Read: Under presumption of ‘kittens’, Indian farmer rescues leopard cubs

A barn owl was rescued by Forest Department officials in Bihars Supaul on Wednesday.The rare bird is generally found in the US, England and parts of European countries and rarely in India.Sunil Kumar Sharan, DFO, Supaul, said he received ...