Bird flu is on the rise among wild birds and volunteers from animal ambulances are increasingly being called upon to clean up sick and dead animals. Many of the extra costs they incur are not reimbursed. Minister Adema of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) does not think it is a task for the national … Read more
17 mrt 2023 om 11:13Update: 20 uur geleden Two new vaccines against bird flu are effective, according to an initial trial by Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR). The injections not only work against symptoms of disease, but also against the spread of the virus. As far as we know, the vaccines only work for chickens. The … Read more
Technology and science March 07, 2023 at 12:27 Photo: Jean-Lou Zimmermann | Male Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) in demonstration flight Research shows that her feathers are capable of reflecting up to 55% of light, making them about 30% more reflective than any other in the world. Nature never ceases to amaze scientists – so this … Read more
ANP NOS News•yesterday, 8:00 PM More than 1.5 million birds have been observed so far this year at the National Garden Bird Count. 120,000 people participated in the Bird Protection initiative. As always, the house sparrow is in first place and was seen 344,000 times, followed by the great tit at two (216,000 times) and … Read more
Brabant broadcasting In collaboration with Brabant broadcasting ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 17:17 In Beek en Donk, a village in Noord-Brabant, rooks’ nests cannot be removed. Council wanted to move the birds’ nests because of the nuisance they cause, but the judge stopped it. The wildlife protection considered that the protected bird should be left alone and successfully went … Read more
Coarse particles and insects – which can be infected with bird flu or other pathogens – can enter the vents of poultry farms with the air. This has emerged from research by Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR), part of Wageningen University & Research, and Utrecht University on the transport of possible carriers of the bird flu … Read more