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How Vermonters can keep their birds safe from avian flu

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This hour, we talk about avian flu and ways to protect domestic flocks from contamination.

Live call-in discussion: There are many different strains of the virus that causes avian flu, and while some are mild, others can be deadly. We’ll talk to Vermont’s assistant state veterinarian and a wildlife expert at Vermont Fish & Wildlife on ways to keep domestic flocks safe.

Our guests are:

  • Dr. Kaitlynn Levine, assistant state veterinarian, Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets
  • David Sausville, wildlife management project manager, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department

Broadcast on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Connor Cyrus was co-host and senior producer of Vermont Edition from 2021-2023.
Andrea Laurion joined Vermont Public as a news producer for Vermont Edition in December 2022. She is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. Before getting into audio, Andrea worked as an obituary writer, a lunch lady, a wedding photographer assistant, a children’s birthday party hostess, a haunted house actor, and an admin assistant many times over.