Israeli wildlife authorities struggle to contain an outbreak of an avian flu that has killed an estimated 5,000 cranes and led to the death of perhaps 500,000 chickens, according to news reports. Meanwhile, legislators are considering a law to punish people poisoning birds and other wildlife. An estimated half million gray cranes pass through IsraelContinue reading “Israeli Officials Fight Virus Killing Huge Numbers of Birds; Law Proposed to Fight Bird Poisoners”