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Source: https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2022/05/...es-and-gannets-are-sent-for-bird-flu-testing/
Nature / Concern for wild bird populations as more bonxies and gannets are sent for bird flu testing
Hans J Marter
10 May 2022 15:39
CONCERNS are growing that Shetland’s famous wild bird populations could be hit hard by an outbreak of avian flu this summer as more dead animals are sent south for testing.
Corpses of five great skuas (bonxies) and three gannets, collected from different sites across Shetland, will be on the boat tonight (Tuesday) on their way to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) laboratory in Weybridge, Surrey.
Last week, the Scottish Government confirmed to Shetland News that four eider ducks collected on 20 April had tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1.
More samples of dead birds, from Fair Isle, are likely to be sent for analysis next week...
Nature / Concern for wild bird populations as more bonxies and gannets are sent for bird flu testing
Hans J Marter
10 May 2022 15:39
CONCERNS are growing that Shetland’s famous wild bird populations could be hit hard by an outbreak of avian flu this summer as more dead animals are sent south for testing.
Corpses of five great skuas (bonxies) and three gannets, collected from different sites across Shetland, will be on the boat tonight (Tuesday) on their way to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) laboratory in Weybridge, Surrey.
Last week, the Scottish Government confirmed to Shetland News that four eider ducks collected on 20 April had tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1.
More samples of dead birds, from Fair Isle, are likely to be sent for analysis next week...