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PHOENIX - People living in Gilbert's Morrison Ranch are raising concerns about birds dying in community ponds.

What they're saying:

We had several viewers reach out to us, so we reached out to the Arizona Game and Fish Department to find out what's going on.

"So, we've received reports of ducks dying at a pond near the Gilbert water preserve in the town of Gilbert," said Arizona Game and Fish Department wildlife veterinarian Dr. Anne Justice-Allen.

She says the town of Gilbert reached out to AZGFD about reports of ducks dying in a Gilbert pond. Specifically, neighbors reported several birds dying at a reclaimed water pond located on the backside of Gilbert's Cactus Yards sports facility.

AZGFD took samples on June 4 and is testing birds for avian flu, but they suspect

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