Exhausted spot-billed pelicans lying at Kokkare Bellur in Mandya district. In the past four weeks, at least seven birds have died in the village. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangementmore-inWith “mysterious deaths” of the migratory spot-billed pelican continuing to haunt Kokkare Bellur on the banks of the Shimsha in the district, Forest Department officials have decided to seek help from Delhi-based ornithologists. Its reports stated that the birds died because of verminous petechial haemorrhage, said L. Prakash, Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Mandya. Sanketh, noted ornithologist from New Delhi, is expected to visit Kokkare Bellur on Monday to treat birds and find the cause of death, Mr. Prakash told The Hindu on Wednesday.

Source: The Hindu February 07, 2018 19:30 UTC