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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Farne Islands to remain closed after three new cases of bird flu detected

A National Trust ranger clearing  dead birds from Staple Island.
A National Trust ranger clearing dead birds from Staple Island. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

A group of islands that make up one of the UK’s most important bird sanctuaries are to remain closed after new cases of avian flu were detected.

The disease devastated the seabird population of the Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland, last year and National Trust rangers expect thousands more deaths this year.

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