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Ahmedabad ranks third in bird strikes, 319 incidents recorded in five years; animal rights group flags alarming spike post-deadly crash | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Just a week after the fatal plane crash near Ahmedabad airport that claimed 270 lives, a prominent animal rights think-tank has raised fresh concerns over bird and wildlife strikes at the city’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, revealing it ranks third in India for such incidents.According to data sourced from a parliamentary response…

Racing to Save California’s Elephant Seals From Bird Flu

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During the breeding season, the center sees a lot of underweight, malnourished elephant seal pups, many of which are still too young to fend for themselves or even swim. Sometimes, they also see elephant seals with parasites or traumatic injuries, such as dog bites or blunt force trauma from boat propellers. For the last few…

Delhi Airport operator DIAL sells entire 50% stake in DASPL to Bird Flight Services for nearly Rs 13 crore – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: DIAL, the Delhi airport operator, has divested its complete 50 per cent ownership in Delhi Aviation Services Pvt Ltd (DASPL) to Bird Flight Services (India) Pvt Ltd for nearly 13 crore. DASPL held the concession for operating bridge-mounted equipment at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), including ground power units, pre-conditioned…

Ancient dinosaur fossil reveals secrets of the first bird flight, 150 million years ago | – The Times of India

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For centuries, humans have looked to the skies and wished they could fly, to be as free as a bird. Little did we know, a scrappy little dinosaur beat us to it 150 million years ago. Meet Archaeopteryx, the feathered trailblazer of aviation, whose newly analysed fossil has scientists flapping with excitement. Found in limestone…

Upheaval in Washington Hinders Campaign Against Bird Flu

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The campaign to curb bird flu on the nation’s farms has been slowed by the chaotic transition to a new administration that is determined to cut costs, reduce the federal work force and limit communications, according to interviews with more than a dozen scientists and federal officials. On poultry farms, more than 168 million birds…

Airport Was Repeatedly Warned on Bird Strikes Before Deadly South Korea Crash

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The latest warning came 10 days before the deadliest air crash in South Korea. A dozen officials gathered inside a room at Muan International Airport for a meeting of a bird strike prevention committee, where they discussed the number of aircraft being hit by birds, with data showing a jump in incidents over the past…

Egg crisis: US turns to Brazil to meet demand amid bird flu outbreak

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The US has almost doubled imports of Brazilian eggs once used only for pet food and is considering relaxing regulations for eggs laid by chickens raised for meat, as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to bring down sky-high prices spiked by bird flu. While none of the Brazilian or broiler chicken eggs would wind up…

Current antivirals may be less effective against severe infection caused by bird flu virus in cows’ milk: Study – The Times of India

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WASHINGTON: Scientists found that frequently used flu antivirals do not work well against the H5N1 avian influenza virus in cows’ milk. Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw milk consumption and reducing exposure in dairy workers, maybe the most effective way to protect…

RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, has an unorthodox idea for tackling the bird flu bedeviling U.S. poultry farms. Let the virus rip. Instead of culling birds when the infection is discovered, farmers “should consider maybe the possibility of letting it run through the flock so that we can identify the birds,…

Wild Coast Raw Food for Cats Is Recalled Over Bird Flu Risk

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A company in Washington State voluntarily recalled a raw food product for cats this week because of the potential risk that it may have been contaminated with bird flu amid outbreaks in poultry and cows across the United States, federal safety regulators said. Wild Coast Raw of Olympia, Wash., issued the recall for its frozen…