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Australia
Sick and dead birds reported as avian flu concerns grow
Fears are rising A deadly strain of bird flu discovered in Australia’s largest state is spreading, with 16 birds reported…
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Australia
Two birds detected with deadly H5 bird flu on Western Australian coast
The first strain of the deadly H5 bird flu was detected in Australia. Two animals found off the coast of…
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UK
First pelicans in 360 years hatch in St James’s Park London | Birds
Shortly before the Great Fire of London, the Russian ambassador visited King George II. They arrived at the royal park,…
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UK
‘Flamin’ cockatoos’ have lost much of their habitat to bushfires. Can the species survive? | Birds
At the entrance to Wyperfeld national park in northwest Victoria, more than a dozen pink cockatoos are strewn across a…
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UK
Tropical heron spotted in UK for first time as more exotic birds arrive to thrill birdwatchers | Birds
It is a tropical bird typically encountered between West Africa and India, but last week a western reef heron arrived…
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UK
Call to phase out ‘inhumane’ guga hunt by working with Hebridean islanders | Birds
Animal welfare campaigners have called for talks to phase out the “inhumane” hunt for baby boobies known as guga, which…
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UK
Predator or prey? The confounding case of the missing sea eagle | Birds
According to one account, six police officers arrived at the Snilesworth mansion in two pickup trucks last week. They wanted…
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Australia
Oil leaves more than a dozen birds covered in diesel
A suspected diesel spill in Sydney’s inner south has left more than a dozen birds covered in oil.
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UK
Rare birds of prey being shot, trapped and poisoned in crimes ‘linked’ to gamebird estate shoots
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UK
Britain's protected birds of prey still being shot, trapped and poisoned, says RSPB
The charity says more than half of the attacks take place on or near hunting land.
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