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'Our desire for cheap chicken contributing to majestic seabirds dropping dead'

Bird flu, specifically a strain thought to have stemmed from poultry farming in China, is putting wild birds in danger and is out of control, argues the Mirror's environment editor Nada Farhoud

Daily Mirror

Pheasant shoots scaled back across UK after bird flu import bans

RSPB calls for greater regulation of industry to avoid putting native wildlife at risk

The Guardian - UK

Bird flu hits Rathlin Island with dead birds spotted at colony where famous puffins nest

"There have been suspected cases at the seabird colony next to the West Light Seabird Centre.."

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Bird flu wipes through gannet colony off Scots coast as pictures show devastating impact of virus

Bass Rock in North Berwick is considered the world's largest northern gannet colony

Daily Record

RSPCA rescue centres not taking in sick birds due to avian flu risk

The animal welfare charity has warned members of the public not to touch or pick up dead or obviously ill birds

Edinburgh Live

Bird flu could have a ‘devastating impact’ on UK’s seabirds, RSPB warns

The conservation charity spoke out after the Farne Islands were closed to visitors following a serious outbreak.

The Independent UK

Farne Islands to close to visitors due to impact of Bird Flu

The decision has been made in an attempt to limit the spread of the disease and protect the islands' seabirds

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Bird flu closes the Farne Islands to visitors

The islands off the Northumberland coast are one of England’s most important seabird colonies and hundreds of birds have died.

The Independent UK

Government map shows all the bird flu control zones in Nottinghamshire

They make up three of the seven areas in the UK

Nottingham Post

Hundreds of dead birds wash ashore in Martha’s Vineyard

Officials say they suspect a ‘highly contagious’ strain of avian bird flu could be responsible for the deaths

The Independent UK

Bird flu is on the rise in the UK. Are chickens in the back garden to blame?

The risk to humans from the disease, spread by wild birds, is low but a record level of outbreaks this year has researchers worried

The Guardian - UK

Bird flu outbreak waning but threat of virus lingers

A bird flu outbreak in the U.S. that led to the deaths of more than 40 million chickens and turkeys and contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices appears to be waning, but experts caution the virus hasn't disappeared and worry another surge could take hold this fall

The Independent UK

Preventing bird flu

Experts say previous outbreaks should have taught us how to avoid new ones

Salon

Bird flu has jumped to seabirds and is spreading fast

In the UK, the disease was first detected in October 2021. As elsewhere, the outbreak was at first largely confined to poultry, and farmers were forced to cull 500,000 chickens and other birds

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The Conversation

Avian flu has jumped from chickens to wild birds and is spreading fast

After a series of localised outbreaks in the past few years, avian flu has re-emerged as a major driver of bird deaths across the UK. Until the past few weeks, the latest outbreak of the disease – also known as bird flu or, to scientists, highly pathogenic avian influenza –…

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Public warned not to touch dead or sick birds as several wash up on Northumberland Coast

Dead birds have been reported on several beaches in Northumberland and despite Avian Influenza posing a low risk to humans, it is best not to take any risks - according to Northumberland's County Ecologist

Daily Record

Experts fear deadly new bird flu in Scotland could put some species at threat of extinction

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is intensifying in Scotland as experts warn the virus is 'new and unprecedented'

The Independent UK

Bird flu arrives in Southwest after millions of birds die

Arizona officials have confirmed the first cases in the Southwest of a bird flu that has led to the deaths of 37 million birds on commercial farms in the central and eastern U.S. Arizona Game and Fish officials announced this week that the disease was present in three wild cormorants…

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Daily Record

Bird Flu: How to keep you and your dogs safe from Avian Influenza

Thousands of wild birds have been dying on Scotland's coastline.

Daily Record

Heartbreaking images show dead puffins and gannets washed ashore as bird flu reaches North East

Avian flu has reportedly killed over 1,000 birds so far as it continues to decimate wild bird populations.

Daily Record

Fife council warns people visiting beaches amid bird flu fears

Seabirds have been found dead or seriously ill on the shores of the Fife coastline in recent days.

Reuters

France lifts poultry farming curbs as bird flu crisis fades

France's farm ministry said on Tuesday it would remove bird flu-related restrictions on poultry farming across the country, citing a halt in outbreaks after the worst-ever crisis of the highly contagious virus led to the culling of 16 million birds.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian bird flu fears as up to 40 dead gannets washed up on beaches

Officials at East Lothian Council estimated between 30 to 40 gannets were found at Yellowcraig and North Berwick - advising locals not to touch any dead birds they find.

The Guardian - UK

US bird flu outbreak: millions of birds culled in ‘most inhumane way available’

Controversial killing method used in 73% of culls this year despite vets urging its use to be limited

The Guardian - UK

Geese, skuas, cranes and even foxes: avian flu takes growing toll on wildlife

One ecologist counted 160 dead wild birds while walking round a Scottish loch, and figures from other countries are just as worrying

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