‘Falling from the sky in distress’: the deadly bird flu outbreak sweeping the world – podcast

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The Guardian

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza is sweeping across the world, killing millions of birds. In the UK, it’s causing disastrous losses of seabirds – populations that were already being hit by a number of threats, including habitat loss, overfishing and global heating. Biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston tells Madeleine Finlay about how the virus made it into wild birds, why it’s having such a devastating impact, and the long-term impact bird flu could have on some of our most vulnerable species

Continue reading… July 19, 2022 at 09:57AM Presented by Madeleine Finlay with Phoebe Weston, produced by Anand Jagatia, sound design by Rudi Zygadlo, and the executive producers were Lorna Stewart and Danielle Stephens

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