Tag: bird
Meadow bird is having a hard time in Utrecht nature reserves: ‘Fox hunting should be possible again’
“In order for the meadow bird to survive, there must be an optimal living environment for them and too little is being done about it.” According to De Jong, too…
Bird Friendly City certification sought for Sarnia
A group in Sarnia has started working to have the city certified as bird friendly. The Sarnia Bird Team, formed last fall with about a dozen members from Lambton Wildlife,…
The raven as ‘wolf bird’ in a new episode of Natural Zoëy
PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – The fact that the wolf is (or has been) in our province is received with mixed feelings, but for the raven it can only be good…
Wild fox kits from St. Marys first mammals in Canada diagnosed with bird flu
News Local News Two unwell fox kits discovered in St. Marys this month are the first mammals in Canada to be diagnosed with H5N1, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus…
Health unit issues bird flu advisory
Residents are urged to avoid handling live or dead wild birds following confirmation of avian flu in the local area. The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit says people also need to be…
Bird flu is advancing towards the province of Utrecht: 28,000 chickens culled in Barneveld
The bird flu seems to be moving deeper into the Eemland region. This is causing growing unrest for poultry farmers in the province of Utrecht. “It feels like a lottery…
Growing unrest among poultry farmers due to bird flu: ‘It feels like a lottery’
“I get a lot of calls from concerned poultry farmers,” says Oplaat of the Dutch Union of Poultry Farmers. “They are already doing a lot against bird flu, but it…
Will there be a bird of prey park in Bunschoten after 4.5 years of breeding?
Although Settels had already consulted the municipality for 2.5 years and had many investigations carried out two years ago, the municipality now had to work with the views. And so…
Bird flu in Barneveld also causes transport ban in Utrecht
“The impact is huge for the company concerned and the companies in its immediate vicinity, their families, and the many animals that have to be culled. We remain committed to…
Bird flu spreads to 11 Ontario farms, claims 84,000 birds: Agency
About 84,000 birds in Ontario have died or been destroyed since a new strain of bird flu was detected in the province last month. Craig Price, who is heading up…