Keeping shoots in the picture over bird flu
In order to keep readers up to date with the rapidly changing picture on avian influenza in the UK, Shooting Times will publish a weekly update, beginning this issue. The bird flu outbreak, which began in October 2021, is continuing, with significant numbers of new cases in late September and early October this year. This is an extremely concerning situation with serious implications for shooting. Most new cases are clustered in two areas. When an area has a large number of cases, a regional Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) is declared. At the time of going to press, a regional AIPZ is i...