which usually dies off in the summer months is still spreading through the bird population. the uk produces 11 million turkeys each year in time for christmas, but 3.5 million have already been culled, with farmers freezing them to avoid infection. joining me now is the independent economic analyst sean rickard. good morning. good morning. first of all. good morning. good morning. first of all, why good morning. good morning. first of all, why don t - good morning. good morning. first of all, why don t we - good morning. good morning. first of all, why don t we have | first of all, why don t we have a grip on avian flu this winter, as wejust a grip on avian flu this winter, as we just said, normally it peters out before the autumn? normally it peters out before the autumn? well, that is the ruestion the autumn? well, that is the question everyone the autumn? well, that is the question everyone is - the autumn? well, that is the | question everyone is wrestling with. nobody rea
flu could be the straw that breaks the camel s bag and we have to throw everything at this. we cannot risk letting species go globally extinct stop there will be counter arguments when it comes to offshore wind and the idea of tackling climate change, which is affecting the bird population. which is affecting the bird population- which is affecting the bird oulation. , . . population. there is an impact. it is notjust population. there is an impact. it is notjust birds population. there is an impact. it is notjust birds who population. there is an impact. it is notjust birds who would - population. there is an impact. it is notjust birds who would be - is notjust birds who would be affected. there is an impact when you think about the food chain. this version of flu. you think about the food chain. t i 3 version of flu, variant, it originated in intensive poultry farming in southeast asia and spilled over into wild birds. it is something humans have caused, an extra impact on
let s see the situation on the scottish mainland. ben philip sent this report from aberdeenshire. a summer s day at the beach. but this is becoming an all too common sight up and down the country dead birds washed up on the sand. since the start ofjuly alone, more than 1,000 dead seabirds suspected of having avian influenza have been collected and disposed of on the aberdeenshire coastline hundreds of them from here at the beach in cruden bay. we ve had reports back from the beach pretty much on a daily basis that, you know, there s either dead or dying birds washed up all the way. i mean, literally every tide, they ve brought in more. so it s been pretty much all over. and, of course, this being a very sort of visitor related beach and all the rest of it, it s been a shame for the visitors and this, that and the other, so seeing this much sort of destruction, really, the bird population. aberdeenshire council says it s seen a significant reduction in the number of dead birds being
and one thing you might be thinking of is a tour of a few scottish islands. however, 23 of them are now off limits to visitors until october in a bid to stop the spread of avian flu, which has already killed thousands of birds. ben phillip sent this report from aberdeenshire. a summer s day at the beach, but this is becoming an all too common sight up and down the country dead birds washed up on the sand. since the start ofjuly alone, more than 1,000 dead seabirds suspected of having avian influenza have been collected and disposed of on the aberdeenshire coastline, hundreds of them from here, at the beach at cruden bay. we ve had reports back from the beach pretty much on a daily basis that there are either dead or dying birds washed up. literally every tide brought in more. it s been pretty much all over and, of course, this being a very it s been a shame for the visitors seeing this much destruction, really, of the bird population. aberdeenshire council says it s seen a signific