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UK Government’s action to halt bird flu outbreaks

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 2 August 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories

In today’s blog we look at the action being taken across the UK to tackle the devastating bird flu outbreaks.

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New housing measures to prevent spread of avian influenza

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 7 December 2020 - Categories: Weekly stories
Hens

Today we look at coverage of new measures to help protect poultry and captive birds, following a number of cases of avian influenza in both wild and captive birds in the UK.

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Report into breeding bird populations and climate change

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 3 September 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
A chiffchaff in a tree

A report from Natural England and the British Trust for Ornithology has looked at bird populations over the past 50 years.

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Egg-saving project gives a boost to endangered curlew

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 30 May 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories

Today we're looking at coverage on Gloucestershire Live of a Natural England-supported initiative to rescue curlew eggs from RAF airbases.

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Wednesday 3 January: Storm Eleanor hits the UK and subsidy schemes boost wildlife populations

Posted by: sallyhenfield, Posted on: 3 January 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories
An image of a swallow in mid flight

On the blog today we look at the latest on Storm Eleanor and how research by the RSPB shows subsidy schemes are helping to increase wildlife populations.

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