Bird flu

Wildlife campaigner Robert Pownall dressed as a gannet outside the Waverley Court polling station in Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)

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A gannet among vegetation on the cliffs

Islanders launch bid for summer guga hunt despite backlash

Outbreaks of bird flu can lead to mass culls of farm birds (Picture: Jamie McDonald)

Why it's wrong to blame wild birds for devastating avian flu outbreaks Philip Lymbery

New cases of bird flu have been confirmed on sites with kept birds in Aberdeenshire and Dumfries and Galloway (pic: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Officials working to keep egg supplies maintained across Scotland

Bird keepers have been urged to act following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) near Penicuik.

Scotland's largest egg producer hit with third outbreak of bird flu

A reader fears for the future of the Bass Rock's gannet population if the Berwick Bank wind farm is built (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

'Concerning' finding among seabirds that have survived avian flu

The arrival of bird flu on a farm results in a mass cull of the animals and stringent controls to prevent any further spread of the disease(Picture: Matt Cardy)

Why the threat posed by bird flu is a ticking timebomb for humanity Philip Lymbery

Bird flu is rare in humans, but it can be serious or even deadly.

Should we be worried about bird flu as human case found in UK?

The outbreak was discovered on a farm near Wooler. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

How worried should we be about bird flu as US reports first death?

A gannet in flight near Hermaness, the most northerly point of the island of Unst

Why Scotland is a great place to be a gannet, the ultimate seabird Jon Dunn

A teenager has been hospitalised after contracting bird flu, in the first suspected case found in the country.

Symptoms of bird flu you need to be aware of after 'rare' human case

The Covid Inquiry found that the Scottish and UK governments were unprepared for the pandemic (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Why humanity's assault on nature is making pandemics more likely Philip Lymbery

Sandwich Terns and Black headed Gulls nesting at Sands of Forvie NNR. (©Lorne Gill/SNH)

Avian flu causes another challenging summer for seabirds

Scientists have used gene-editing techniques to identify and change parts of chicken DNA that could limit the spread of the bird flu virus. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Scots scientists explore gene-editing of chicken DNA to limit spread of bird flu

Why government must act to stop ticking timebomb that is bird flu Philip Lymbery

New cases of bird flu have been confirmed on sites with kept birds in Aberdeenshire and Dumfries and Galloway (pic: Andrew Milligan/PA)

New bird flu cases confirmed at three sites

More than 1,000 dead seabirds have been found on beaches across Aberdeenshire in what is suspected to be a devastating outbreak of bird flu in the area (David Cheskin/PA)

How worried should we be about bird flu outbreak in Scotland?

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More than 1,000 dead seabirds have been found on beaches across Aberdeenshire in what is suspected to be a devastating outbreak of bird flu in the area (David Cheskin/PA)

More than 1,000 dead seabirds in Aberdeenshire amid suspected outbreak

Two poultry workers in England have tested positive for bird flu, although there are no signs of human-to-human transmission, the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

Breaking Two poultry workers infected with bird flu, UK officials confirm

British free range eggs were taken off shelves due to the bird flu outbreak (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Breaking Bird flu: Free range eggs return as restrictions ease

A 56-year-old woman from the Guangdong province in China is the first recorded human casualty from the H3N8 bird flu.

China reports first human H3N8 bird flu death, according to WHO

Avian flu have been spotted in mammals such as minks.

WHO warns bird flu could become next global pandemic

An egg shortage is possible for the coming weeks

Farmers warn of British egg shortage for Christmas

Signs near Eccles in Norfolk, as all of Norfolk and Suffolk, and parts of Essex, became the latest areas to be placed in an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ). Picture date: Tuesday October 4, 2022.

Migrating birds monitored amid avian flu outbreak

An avian flu “prevention zone” has been declared across Great Britain in the face of rising case numbers as the country battles the largest ever outbreak of the disease.

Bird flu ‘prevention zone’ declared across UK as virus hits Lewis and Orkney

Conservationists fear thousands of gannets are among bird flu casualties.
Picture: Ilona Amos

Bird flu find sparks Western Isle restrictions

Roseate terns are already critically endangered and now face a new threat from bird flu

Bird flu: The entire country is counting the cost of deadly virus

Under threat: A white-tailed eagle chick on the nest with one of its parents

Mull sea eagle chick killed by bird flu

Grouse chicks face being shot on the 'Glorious Twelfth' of August

Halt bird flu by banning release of game birds for shooters

Penny Middleton, NFUS animal health policy manager.

Bird flu confirmed in Orkney

Bird flu has been found in chickens at a Scottish farm - but humans are not at r...

Photo of chickens at Leicestershire-based egg producer Sunrise Poultry Farms playing with a football while they are stuck indoors during the bird flu lockdown picture: Sunrise Poultry Farms Limited

Bird flu: flock culled after case confirmed on Scottish island

A new bird flu outbreak has led to a cull of 13,500 chickens - but should you be...

Margaret Thatcher taunted EU leaders with a Dunhill pack. Picture: Getty

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Health officials wearing protective clothing prepare to enter a duck shed at a farm near Nafferton, East Yorkshire. Picture: Getty

Farmers warned to be on alert over Bird Flu scare

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