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Conservationists have called for ministers to ban the release of millions of gamebirds to prevent the UK’s wild birds being wiped out by a “catastrophic” avian flu epidemic this winter.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said there was a significant risk that pheasants, partridge and ducks released for shooting from 1 October could spread avian influenza into wild bird populations, wreaking havoc in farmland and garden birds.
It added it was surprised the UK government appeared to have done no risk assessments for a major outbreak erupting in gamebirds, and urged the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to impose an immediate moratorium on their release.
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