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It’s hard not to be spellbound by the elusive beauty of a leopard. Picture one—golden rosettes melting into tall Namibian ...
Wild birds are more often carriers of the disease, he added. Molini is currently working to see if the virus is the same strain of H5N8 that infected the colony in South Africa.
We, at the moment, are only concerned about Namibia's wild birds along the coastline," he said. Meanwhile, the Directorate of Veterinary Services in the health ministry on Friday issued a joint ...
The Wild Bird Hospital in Windhoek looks after all sorts of wild birds that have fallen out of their nests, were injured in collisions with cars, were caught by pets or got hurt in any way.
Namibia detects 1st bird flu strain that can spread to humans The highly-pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or HPAI, was found in wild birds in the towns of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund on the ...
Namibia banned imports of live poultry, birds and poultry products from neighbouring South Africa in September 2023, following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country.
Namibia has suspended imports of live poultry, birds, and poultry products from Denmark and the Netherlands following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the two European countries.
08/31/2024 August 31, 2024. Namibia has been dealing with a drought of historic proportions. The government will now allow wild animals to be culled and their meat to be distributed to the rural ...
SPECIAL TO PIONEER PRESS With the dawn, our four-wheel-drive Land Rover heads into the Opuwa Region, the gateway to the remote tribal lands of the Himba. We bounce along rocky tracks in this semi ...
From Namibia to Italy: The incredible 8-month journey of a rare bird. Italian scientists have for the first time tracked the remarkable journey of the charismatic sky-blue European roller – from ...