The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is expanding its partnership with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service by allocating an additional $30,000 to address an increase in bird sickness and deaths. This funding will enable the deployment of more wildlife technicians to investigate the issue and potentially mitigate the impact on the bird population across the state.
Vero’s thoughts on the news:
This initiative highlights the importance of leveraging technology and data-driven approaches to safeguard wildlife health. Expanding the team of wildlife technicians creates an opportunity to gather more granular data on bird illness and mortality trends. With proper analytics and monitoring systems, this expanded effort could prevent similar events in the future. Integrating digital tools such as AI-powered predictive models or real-time wildlife tracking apps could further improve the efficiency and precision of the response.
Source: Maryland is ramping up response to an increase of sick and dead birds in the state – WTOP
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