Tens of millions in losses when birds do not die naturally

Thursday, Feb 13, 2025

Mediapool

Bird flu outbreaks across Europe have caused millions of bird deaths, including domestic and wild species.

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When birds do not die naturally, losses across individual EU countries escalate from dozens to hundreds of millions. This is exemplified by the results of thousands of bird flu outbreaks recorded on the old continent over the past two years. In Bulgaria alone during this period, over 2.6 million birds were culled, including mainly domestic fowl such as chickens, but also ducks, geese, turkeys, and wild birds like starlings and moorhens.

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