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Cholera shrinking bird population nrvo i imvjo yrir) - uiy iiiuuuiiiiia are shrinking South-Central Nebraska wetlands, leading to a significant out break of deadly avian cholera. The highly contagious disease is already hitting hard with migratory geese populations in the region, ac cording to Jon Kaufield, project leader of the Rainwater Basin Wetland Man agement District for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Land Management Office in Kearney. The bacteria is thriving this year in the Rainwater Basin because the birds have fewer wet areas in which to gather. “Cholera is a disease that thrives on concentration,” Kauffeld said. “The vast majority of the Rainwater Basin is dryerthan it’sever been. Consequently the birds are extremely concentrated in the areas that do have water.” With birds “shoulder to shoulder” the chance of transmission is height ened, he said. The closeness of the birds and the poor water quality from defecation and splashing can easily spread the disease. “In bright, clear water the life of the cholera bacteria is reduced and it only lives for a short time period,” he said. “As the water is dirtied and darkened ELDER LOCATOR A Way To Find Community Assistance for Seniors 1-800-677-1116 “/ saw 41 eagles at the Spring Wing Ding in Clay Center on Saturday. When you see that many eagles you know there’s a lot of carcasses out there. You could call them the cleanup crew. ” JON KAUFFELD project leader the life of the bacteria is lengthened.” The basin’s wetlands and marshes cover more than 4,200 square miles in 16 Nebraska counties. Mil lions of geese and other birds use the basin as a stop during their annual migration north. The disease has the potential to be a significant threat, particularly to snow geese that have reached record num bers this year, Kauffeld said. Fish and wildlife officials have vi suany tnspecieu areas iromroaus. i ney report a significant number of car casses, he said. Eagles also are an indication of the disease’s devastation, he said. “I saw 41 eagles at the Spring Wing Ding in Clay Center on Saturday,” he said. “When you see that many eagles you know there’s a lot of carcasses out there. You could call them the cleanup crew.” Officials won’t know the extent of the mortality until they finish remov ing carcasses from area marshes. The carcasses are burned to isolate the bac teria, Kauffeld said. Biologists began picking up dead birds Tuesday at Mallard Haven north of Shickley. Next stops arc areas near Harvard, Edgar, Clay Center and Funk. “I don’t want to speculate on how many there arc until we get out there,” Kauffeld said. How much the disease progresses depends on population numbers, he said. “With the large numbers of birds in the area it will progress quickly, killing many,” he said. “As the geese move on and thin out, the disease will lessen and so will the kill.” Law & Order i i which had entered Hooch’s hip and had come out on the other side of | his body. A rocker snanicl is in stable con H°0ch’ 7 (in PeoPlc ycars)’waS A cocker spaniel is in staple con t0 tjlc veterinarian, where he diUon after suftering an attack was awaiting surgery Thursday. Wednesday w. ha bow and arrow Thecrimlwasctesifiedasi-an Amanda Ullrnan , owner of ^1^ because there was damage Hooch, was getting the dog some arson’s nronertv Lin watcr when she heard him whine d0.ne 10 a Pprson s Propeny- , and bark. When she found him, he coln P°hce have made no arrests' had been shot with an arrow, ac cording to police reports. Ullrnan removed the arrow, Chad Lorenz Black educators back integration in Omaha OMAHA (AP) — Black educa tors have declared their support for integrated education for students in Omaha Public Schools. Concerned and Caring Educa tors, a 100-membcr group of black administrators and supervisors, is sued a statement outlining reasons for continuing the district’s inte gration plan, which hinges on buses carrying thousands of black and white children across town each school day. The group’s main reason was to prepare OPS children to live in a multicultural society that went be yond state and national boundaries. Omaha began integrating its schools under court t\rder in 1976. Eight years later, a federal judge ruled that the district had done ev erything reasonable to remedy past discrimination. The district remains obligated to operate schools free of discrimi nation, but some school board mem bers and others are asking how that is best done. Board member Kathleen McCallister proposed ending man datory busing for integration last year. She has since said she wanted to study integration to sec if it met student needs. The Nebraska Taxpayers Asso ciation, an anti-tax group, and the citizens group Triple One Parents Union have said mandatory and voluntary busing should end so stu dents can attend neighborhood schools. The district is spending $5.5 mil lion this year to bus 8,324 students as part of its integration plan. Roskens keeps moving OMAHA (AP) - Former University Roskens was named NU president ofNebraska President Ronald Roskens in 1977 after five years as chancellor has been named to the Omaha-Dou- of the Omaha campus. 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