Ouagadougou: Bats that died suspiciously in the commune of Bingo (Boulkiemdé, Center-west), were incinerated yesterday by a joint team from the Ministries of the Environment and Animal Resources, we learned. ‘AIB.
We recall that on March 12, 2024, the governor of the Center-West region urged populations not to handle or consume wild animals found dead, particularly bats.
The authority announced that an abnormally high mortality of flying foxes (bats) was noted in the village of Koulgorin, department of Bingo, province of Boulkiemdé in the Center-West region on March 1, 2024.
According to him, the consumption of these animals can be the source of several diseases.
Source: Burkina Information Agency