{"id":2364,"date":"2019-11-22T14:14:30","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T08:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classiciasacademy.com\/blog\/?p=2364"},"modified":"2019-11-22T14:14:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T08:44:30","slug":"avian-deaths-in-the-sambhar-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classiciasacademy.com\/blog\/avian-deaths-in-the-sambhar-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Avian Deaths in The Sambhar Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In News <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 18000 bird carcasses have been found\nin the Sambar Lake over the past few weeks. Officials have now confirmed that\nthe reason for the bird deaths is due to <strong>Avian Botulism<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In-Detail <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Sambar is the largest inland\nsaltwater lake in the country.<\/li><li>Located in Rajasthan, it is a\n\u2018Wetland of International Importance\u2019 according to the Ramsar Convention on\nWetlands, 1990.<\/li><li>The lake is a major habitat for\nmigratory birds during this period of the year. <\/li><li>According to estimates, there\nare over 1.5 lakh birds of as many as 28 species in the lake.<\/li><li>The mass deaths of birds that\nhave been occurring over the past 10 days puzzled bird watchers and veterinary\nexperts. <\/li><li>The Indian Veterinary Research\nInstitute (IVRI) in Bareilly, UP,&nbsp;has finally confirmed that the bird\ndeaths are due to Avian Botulism caused by the bacterium <strong>Clostridium\nbotulinum<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experts Divided<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>But experts are divided over\nthe cause of deaths.<\/li><li>Two probable causes that are being\nproposed are &#8211; bacterial infection and salt.<\/li><li>At the lake, many of the birds\nhave been found paralysed which indicates a bacterial infection.<\/li><li>The spores of bacterium\nClostridium botulinum are found in the soil, lakes, wetlands and live in fish.\nThey remain dormant for several years until the environmental conditions allow\nthem to produce bacterial growth. This has occurred when the water is warm,\nthere is a lack of oxygen, or decaying plants or algae. <\/li><li>During the growth phase, the\nbacteria release toxins that accumulate in the fish.<\/li><li>Birds that eat the fish die due\nto this toxin. <\/li><li>Experts argue that this is the\nreason why flamingoes in the lake are unaffected as they neither eat maggots\nnor eat fish.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Salt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Others believe that excess salt\nin the late is the reason behind the deaths. <\/li><li>They say that due to lack of\nsufficient water over the past few years there is an accumulation of salt in\nthe lake and due to good rainfall this year the salt may have turned toxic.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>This lack of clarity and delay\nin identifying the cause of deaths is hampering prevention efforts. <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In News More than 18000 bird carcasses have been found in the Sambar Lake over the past few weeks. 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