A new report into the impact of avian flu on wild birds claims long-term conservation measures will be the best way of tackling the virus.
The winter of 2021/22 saw more than 13,000 barnacle geese along the Solway Coast lose their lives to the virus, with reports of swans also been killed across the region.
A sub-group of NatureScot’s scientific advisory committee analysed the avian flu outbreak across the country, which began in late 2021, to provide advice to support the work of Scotland’s avian flu task force.
