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Seabird colonies decreasing at coastal site
The National Trust says a fall in the number of seabirds at an important coastal breeding site is a "cause for concern". Long ...
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New assay offers way to combat threat of highly pathogenic avian flu
Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...
Fear that climate change and disease is disrupting breeding of rare North East birds
Numbers of Arctic terns nesting at a key breeding site have dropped by nearly a third this year, as experts warn climate ...
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South Africa’s environment minister elevates Antarctica as a ‘national priority’
Dion George says he is taking a big, bold step — putting the wild, frigid seventh continent at the heart of the country’s ...
Blow for Northumberland nature reserve as rare seabirds numbers fall
A 30% decline in the number of breeding Arctic terns at a Northumberland nature reserve this summer has been described as a ...
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Avian influenza detected in milk produced by Maricopa County herd
The Arizona Department of Agriculture, working closely with the USDA detected a strain of avian influenza in milk in Maricopa ...
South Africa reports H5N1 bird flu on poultry farms, international agency says
South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry farms in the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Wednesday.
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US poultry farms forced to eliminate 50,5 million chickens because of avian flu - MercoPress
More than 50,5 million birds in US poultry farms have been slaughtered because of outbreaks of avian flu among flocks in over forty states, according to the Department of Agriculture.