Endangered tigers culled because of bird flu
"More than 50 tigers in a Thai zoo have been put down after they showed symptoms of bird flu.
"The animals became sick after eating raw chicken carcasses believed to have been infected with the virus.
"Before the outbreak began, the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Chonburi province housed more than 400 endangered tigers, but 80 have now died or been culled.
"No keepers have succumbed to the virus, and the WHO said the outbreak among tigers had no implications for humans ... "
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"More than 50 tigers in a Thai zoo have been put down after they showed symptoms of bird flu.
"The animals became sick after eating raw chicken carcasses believed to have been infected with the virus.
"Before the outbreak began, the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Chonburi province housed more than 400 endangered tigers, but 80 have now died or been culled.
"No keepers have succumbed to the virus, and the WHO said the outbreak among tigers had no implications for humans ... "
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