Chennai, March 21 -- The Guindy Children's Park, one of the most sought after destinations for people, especially chidren, during weekends and holidays, was closed for public after about 40 birds died of outbreak of Avian influenze in the campus during the last one week.
The park authorities snet the samples of the deceased birds to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseeases (NIHSAD) in Bhopal and the results returned positive prompting closure of the facility for public.
The first deaths was reported on March 13 night at the Vedanthangal wetland bird aviary section inside the Park when 30 birds died. They included 24 night herons and six pelicans, following which samples were first sent to the Advanced Institute for Wildlif...