Animal Care

Cameroon confirms H5N8 bird flu outbreak in the north: OIE

Cameroon has confirmed a case of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday, citing a report fro

Publication Date: 
17/02/2017
Reuters (Africa)
Tags:
Animal Care, Livestock, Birds, Poultry, Avian Flu, Influenza, Africa
Climate Change

Species’ traits influenced their response to recent climate change

Although it is widely accepted that future climatic change—if unabated—is likely to have major impacts on biodiversity, few studies have attempted to quantify the number of species whose populations have already been impacted by climate change. Using a systematic review of published literature, we identified mammals and birds for which there is evidence that they have already been impacted by climate change. We modelled the relationships between observed responses and intrinsic (for example, body mass) and spatial traits (for example, temperature seasonality within the geographic range).

Publication Date: 
13/02/2017
Michela Pacifici, Piero Visconti, Stuart H. M. Butchart & et al
Nature Climate Change
1-5
Tags:
Climate Change, Biodiversity, Climate Impacts, Mammals, Birds, Endangered Species
Climate Change

Endangered penguins hunting for fish in wrong place after climate change creates 'ecological trap'

Endangered penguins are hunting for fish in the wrong place because climate change has prompted sardines and other prey to move to another part of the ocean, researchers have discovered.

Publication Date: 
10/02/2017
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Climate Change, Wildlife, Climate Impacts, Fish, Birds, Endangered Species, Africa
Biodiversity

Preventing paper parks: how to make the EU nature laws work

New WWF report shows EU protected areas at risk due to lack of proper implementation of EU laws, series of wrongdoings by member states, and legal actions started by the Commission. It also illustrates the importance of nature protection and sustainable development going hand in hand.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2017
Sabien Leemans
WWF
Tags:
Biodiversity, Protected Area Conservation, Birds, European Union (EU), Europe, Ecosystem Services, Forests, National Parks, Hydroelectricity, Small Hydro Power
Water Resources

Experts push for wetland shield

World Wetlands Day was celebrated in style at Yamuna Biodiversity Park (YBP), where experts and students discussed how to conserve wetlands in the national capital.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2017
Jasjeev Gandhiok
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Wetlands, Yamuna, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Birds, Water Resources
Animal Care

Uganda Bird Flu Strain May Spread in Lake Victoria Region

An outbreak of avian influenza in Uganda that’s killed migratory birds on the shores of Africa’s biggest lake may spread to other countries in the region.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2017
Bloomberg
Tags:
Animal Care, Influenza, Avian Flu, Uganda, Poultry, Africa, Birds
Environment

NGT to test cotton glass-coated ‘manja’, asks for samples

After hearing the parties, the bench noted that all the states and Centre "support or do not oppose" imposition of ban on nylon thread and nylon coated threads and there is no problem with cotton t

Publication Date: 
02/02/2017
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Green Trbunal (NGT), Cotton, Birds, Respiratory Diseases, Environment
Animal Care

Flu scares consumers from buying poultry birds in Odisha

ROURKELA: Even as broiler poultry birds remain unaffected by the bird flu virus, an abrupt drop in consumption of chicken has been noticed over the last 25 days leaving poultry vendors and farmers

Publication Date: 
27/01/2017
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Avian Flu, Birds, Animal Diseases, Poultry, Animal Care
Animal Care

Bird flu: Court seeks government reply by Friday

AHMEDABAD: Why did authorities shift H5N1-infected birds from Hathijan, on city outskirts, to densely populated Memnagar, at the centre of the city?

Publication Date: 
18/01/2017
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Avian Flu, Birds, Animal Diseases, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Animal Care
Biodiversity

The global distribution and drivers of alien bird species richness

Alien species are a major component of human-induced environmental change. Variation in the numbers of alien species found in different areas is likely to depend on a combination of anthropogenic and environmental factors, with anthropogenic factors affecting the number of species introduced to new locations, and when, and environmental factors influencing how many species are able to persist there. However, global spatial and temporal variation in the drivers of alien introduction and species richness remain poorly understood.

Publication Date: 
12/01/2017
Ellie E. Dyer, Phillip Cassey, David W. Redding & et al
PLoS Biology
1-25
Tags:
Birds, Invasive Alien Species, Relocation, Europe

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