Scientists have found a new disease in wild birds caused solely by plastic pollution. Plasticosis is caused by small pieces of plastic inflaming …
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Seabirds Are Suffering From Plasticosis, A New Plastic-Induced Disease | IFLScience
Even birds that look healthy can have digestive tracts scarred by … of a study that looked at the effects on the stomach tissue of wild birds, …
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David Attenborough risked bird flu for first sight of rare chicks in Wild Isles series – The Mirror
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Sir David Attenborough’s new series Wild Isles aims to give the wildlife of Britain ‘the Africa treatment’ and contains an …
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No ‘human-to-human infection’ of bird flu in Cambodia | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
The girl who died had H5 clade 2.3.2.1c virus, an endemic strain circulating in domestic poultry and wild bird populations in the country since …
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Argentina reports avian influenza on a commercial farm – Poultry World
This follows outbreaks of the disease among wild and backyard birds. One case of highly pathogenic avian flu, caused by the H5N5 virus, has been …
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Island avian-flu ‘risk profile’ to be created as global cases rise – Jersey Evening Post
Millions of farmed and wild birds have died during the past two years in … Bird flu does not spread easily to humans, with fewer than a 1,000 …
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New avian flu report spotlights impact of disease on wild birds – BirdGuides
The monitoring of wild bird populations remains critical if we are to fully understand the impact of HPAI and deliver conservation solutions. Seabird …
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Southwest Airlines plane hits birds and makes emergency landing in Cuba – The Guardian
A US jetliner taking off from Cuba had engine trouble after hitting birds and returned to Havana for an emergency landing on Sunday, Cuban authorities …
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Striking out at bird-window collisions – The Standard (HK)
It also noted that seven of them are key species of conservation concern, including Emberiza aureola – a state-level protected wild bird listed as …
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State Veterinarian offers tips to help stop the spread of bird flu on poultry farms – Rogersville Review
1. Keep birds indoors to prevent poultry flocks from coming into contact with wild or migratory birds. · 2. Implement strict biosecurity on the …
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