Thousands of chickens to be culled in Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture amid bird flu outbreak

About 840,000 chickens will be culled in Ibaraki Prefecture amid the spread of bird flu in Japan, Japanese media reported on Tuesday. On Monday, over a dozen dead chickens were found at a poultry farm in Ibaraki, which became the 17th prefecture to register bird flu cases this winter, the Kyodo news agency said. According to the NHK broadcaster, the chicken farm, located in […]

Bird Flu: Rapid response teams deployed across 40 forest divisions, protected areas in Uttarakhand

Rapid response teams have been deployed across 40 forest divisions and protected areas of Uttarakhand to deal with bird flu, Chief Wildlife Warden JS Suhag said on Saturday. He also said that the Directors of all District Forest Officers (DFOs) have been instructed to closely monitor the situation. “Frequent cases of bird deaths are being reported […]