Although the H5N1 virus circulates widely in wild birds, it is now circulating among dairy cattle in the US. The USDA has confirmed transmission …
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Bird Flu Making its Way Across the States by Way of Cows – The Santa Barbara Independent
In Europe, infection began to be reported in wild mammals and in domesticated animals like dogs, cats, mink, goats, and cows. In the U.S., detections …
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Man addicted to collecting bird eggs is sentenced – Yahoo News
A self-described egg collecting addict has been handed a suspended jail-term for illegally amassing a collection of almost 3,000 wild birds‘ eggs.
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Co Down village on ‘parrot watch’ for exotic missing bird | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
An entire village in Co Down is currently on ‘parrot watch’ this week after a local family’s desperate plea to help find their exotic pet bird.
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Prolific egg thief spared jail after stealing thousands of wild bird eggs – The Mirror
Daniel Lingham was caught on a wildlife camera last June taking nightjar eggs from a nature reserve near Holt in Norfolk.
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Bird flu’s big question: What’s driving its spread – Axios
It’s also being detected in wild birds and farmed poultry. At the end of March, health officials announced they were investigating an outbreak of …
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Norfolk egg-collecting addict Daniel Lingham spared jail – BBC
… wild birds‘ eggs. … Lingham admitted taking the nightjar eggs and possessing 2,429 eggs of a non-schedule 1 wild bird under the Wildlife and …
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Prolific egg thief Daniel Lingham sentenced for third time for stealing thousands of wild bird …
A prolific egg collector has avoided a prison sentence after he stole almost 3,000 wild bird eggs from their nests. Daniel Lingham, 71, of Norfolk …
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The little-known wildlife crimes that can get you arrested | UK News
Today is the third time Daniel Lingham, 71, has been sentenced for stealing thousands of wild bird eggs from near his Norfolk home.
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What a US farmworker’s case of bird flu tells us about tracking the infection – CNN
A US farmworker who caught bird flu after working with dairy cattle in Texas appears to be the first known case of mammal-to-human transmission of …
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