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Must we say goodbye to the bonxie?
Avian flu is having a devastating effect on many of Britain’s seabird colonies on Scottish islands, the coastal cliffs of Scotland and the north of England — and now the great skua, or bonxie, is under threat, reports PETER FROST
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AVIAN FLU is a virus that causes disease in all kinds of birds, from commercial poultry such as chickens, geese and ducks as well as pigeons and wild birds.
There are different strains of the virus and most of them do not infect humans.
Domestic poultry are vulnerable and outbreaks can quickly develop in flocks. Now, most worryingly, huge flocks of seabirds arriving to breed on northerly British islands and coasts are being affected by the disease.
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