A highly lethal virus that spreads easily in some birds is causing a significant die-off of an invasive dove species in the lower Arkansas River valley near La Junta and Rocky Ford.
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Lewis He said CPW sent two dead collared doves to the CPW wildlife health lab for testing and they came back positive for Avian Paramyxovirus-1 (PPMV-1). “This is something that primarily affects ...