They were found in a rural NJ county, and the DEP is just going to leave them there.
Over 100 vultures found dead after bird flu outbreak on N.J. trail, state says
A section of the Sussex Branch Trail in Lafayette was closed this weekend after over 100 dead black vultures were discovered in the area, the New Jersey State Park Service announced Saturday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the birds died from avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, the state said.
“Black vultures are seemingly very susceptible to avian influenza, and they tend to scavenge the carcasses of dead vultures, which can prolong the duration of a local outbreak such as the one being seen in Sussex County,” the state Department of Environmental Protection said in a statement.
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