Marine and Wildlife Rescue says 'the sheer number of dead swans is unbelievable' on the waterways.
Image source,Farmers in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are being asked to keep flocks indoors as wild bird infections rise
The measures apply to poultry and captive birds, regardless of type or size, following a decision by the government's chief veterinary officer, Dr Christine Middlemiss. More than 170 avian flu cases have been found across England in the past year, resulting in the culling of 3.2 million poultry and captive birds.Mr Goldsmith said: "We have had issues in the past but nothing on this scale. The sheer number of dead swans on the Broads is unbelievable."There are dead ones on the waterways, on banks and private quays. I have never seen it this bad before.
"If there are fresh carcasses they may take them for analysis but there's a lot of conflicting information," Mr Goldsmith said. "There seems to be a reluctance to declare it as a big incident. My colleagues call Defra and say they have euthanised birds but they will say 'it's just three, they don't want them'."
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