HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Special Topics 特別主題    Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感 (Moderators: Webcreeper, Forrest FONG, BBS Moderators)    Import bans must be backed by crackdown 鳥盟:禁入口要加嚴打 « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Import bans must be backed by crackdown 鳥盟:禁入口要加嚴打  (Read 603 times) HKBWS Project HKBWS Officers BBS God Please support HKBWS!     Posts: 207 Import bans must be backed by crackdown 鳥盟:禁入口要加嚴打 « on: Oct 25th, 2005, 11:48am » Quote Modify BirdLIfe International :   Wild bird import bans must be backed by crackdown   24-10-2005   BirdLife is calling on countries around the world to intensify efforts to stem the illegal trade in wild-caught birds, following recent detection of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in both legally imported and smuggled birds.     As the H5N1 avian influenza virus continues to spread, the European Commission is deciding whether to ban the import of wild-caught birds. BirdLife considers a total ban on currently legal wild bird imports to be essential to reduce the risk of H5N1 entering Europe via infected birds, but warns measures must be taken to counter the inevitable rise in smuggling that will follow such a ban. Controls and inspections need to be tightened by both exporting and importing countries.   Any move to restrict legal bird imports must be combined with controls on illegal trade worldwide —Dr Leon Bennun, Director of Science and Policy, BirdLife International     The European Commission is responding to the death of a South American parrot from H5N1, while in quarantine in the UK. The parrot is believed to have been infected by birds imported from Taiwan that shared the same holding facility.   In Taiwan last week, eight birds infected with H5N1 were found in a seized consignment of more than 1,000 smuggled from the southeast Chinese city of Fuzhou. “Taiwan has been officially free of bird ‘flu since 1993, so it’s possible that the infected birds which reached the UK had also been smuggled into Taiwan from the Chinese mainland,” said Dr Leon Bennun, BirdLife International’s Director of Policy.     Millions of live wild-caught birds are thought to be traded each year. A significant proportion of this trade is illegal. At least 117 species of bird are globally threatened with extinction through trapping for the cage-bird trade.   http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2005/10/bird_flu_and_bird_trade.html « Last Edit: Oct 26th, 2005, 7:02am by Webcreeper » Logged HKBWS Manager (Projects & Communication) 香港觀鳥會 經理(項目及傳訊) Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育   - Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------=> Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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