Researchers say bacteria played a role in death of almost half of Kazakhstan’s saiga antelope.
"The extent of this die-off, and the speed it had, by spreading throughout the whole calving herd and killing all the animals, this has not been observed for any other species. "It's really unheard of." – Geoecologist Steffan Zuther.
http://www.livescience.com/52032-saiga-die-off-mystery.html
“A similar mass die-off of 400,000 saigas occurred in 1988, and veterinarians reported similar symptoms. But because that die-off occurred during Soviet times, researchers simply listed Pasteurellosis, the disease caused by Pasteurella, as the cause and performed no other investigation, Zuther added.”
Link at http://gatesofvienna.net/2015/09/gates-of-vienna-news-feed-932015/#more-37207
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