Game Commission News: PGC reports avian influenza info on website (The Sentinel) As hunters prepare for waterfowl and migratory game bird seasons, the Pennsylvania Game Commission urges hunters to review information posted on its website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) about avian influenza and wild birds. The information can be accessed by selecting “Avian Influenza” in the “Quick Clicks” box in the upper right corner of the agency s homepage. [News Source]

A river ran through it. Australia's Murray River is choking to death in the worst drought for a thousand years, sparking water rationing and suicides on devastated farms. But is the 'big dry' a national emergency, or a warning that the earth is running out of water? [News Source]

Indian bird flu cull ends; no humans found with virus (Sharewatch) GUWAHATI, India (Thomson Financial) - The authorities have completed the slaughter of more than 330,000 poultry in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur after an outbreak of the deadly avian influenza, officials said Friday. [News Source]

Myanmar bans poultry imports from India because of bird flu risk - reports (Sharewatch) YANGON (Thomson Financial) - The authorities in Myanmar have banned poultry imports from India after an outbreak of bird flu there in July, state-run news media here reported Saturday. [News Source]