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A salmonella outbreak in the B.C. avian population has prompted the B.C. SPCA to ask the public to temporarily remove backyard bird feeders.

The B.C. SPCA is asking the public to temporarily remove backyard bird feeders in order to stop the spread of a deadly salmonella outbreak that has spread throughout the province. PHOTO BY BC SPCA FILE PHOTO

The pine siskin, a small brown and streaked bird in the finch family, has been hit hard by illness caused by the bacteria.

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