Mass death of pelicans in Nakhon Nayok a mystery
The carcasses of 28 spot-billed pelicans found in a Nakhon Nayok rice field on Monday morning have been incinerated to guard against a possible outbreak of disease.
The birds were so badly decomposed that officials could not determine the cause of death.
The pelicans’ mass death in the Central province’s Thung Yai area, which draws migrating birds in the thousands, remains a mystery.
The area is home to about 1,000 spot-billed pelicans that had migrated from Siberia and stayed on.
Tambon Tha Rua resident Sitthichai Imjit, who was sightseeing in the area, came across the dead birds and reported them to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
A team led by a veterinarian from the Protected Area Regional Office 1 in Prachin Buri inspected the birds, but could not discover what killed them.
Livestock Department officials incinerated the carcasses as a precaution.
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