BIRD keepers are required to follow strict biosecurity measures from today (Monday) onwards after the whole of Scotland, England and Wales were declared an avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ). The measures are designed to help protect flocks from the threat of bird flu as the.
A SHETLAND tour operator says his crucial summer season is prematurely over after access to the world famous Mousa Broch was restricted to combat the spread of avian flu among seabirds. Darron Smith of Mousa Boat suggested government agency NatureScot is effectively closing down.