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Rumours of infected falcons dismissed
ABU DHABI — Environmental authorities in the UAE have brushed aside rumours that two of the 37 falcons culled in Saudi Arabia recently because of bird flu were originally from the UAE.
Majid Al Mansouri, Secretary General of the National Committee for Emergency Response to the Bird Flu, said that in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), all falcons in the UAE have international 'passports'. "If the falcons were really from the UAE, then they would have had the ID numbers and electronic chips which would have revealed where they came from", said Al Mansouri.
According to him, these birds left the UAE in September 2005 during the hunting exhibition and since no official documents were made for them, it means they were not registered in the UAE. "If the incubation period for the bird flu virus is 21 days, then how could the virus be discovered after four months?", he pointed out. "It is necessary to know when the falcons entered Saudi Arabia, and who brought them in, as well as the veterinary quarantine through which they were checked and passed before announcing any news in regard," Al Mansouri said. The Saudi Ministry of Agriculture should be contacted to get full information about the issue before a comprehensive statement can be made, he said.
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