Just got word from the City of Newark’s Maintenance Department that the ducks that are dying at The Lake in Newark are dying from a paralytic disease called Avian Botulism. Apparently this has to do with the heatwave and decomposing plant matter that is in the water. Some 15 ducks have been recovered from the water this week, some of which have been tested by the California Department of Fish and Game. Apparently the botulism that is causing these deaths is of no danger to humans.