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Cranes are some of the world's most majestic birds, with 15 species found globally. Four of these are found in Africa. The ...
South African poultry producers have the capacity to make up for the loss of Brazilian chicken meat imports owing to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, in that country, says South African ...
Cooked or heat-treated chicken would also not be allowed to be imported from Brazil due to the potential threat it posed to ...
Yasmine Jacobs DESPITE global disruptions in the poultry industry caused by outbreaks of avian influenza, a shortage of chicken in South Africa remains highly unlikely.This is according to the South ...
South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The tall birds (up to 180cm or six feet tall) have a wingspan of up to 2.6 metres wide and can weigh up to 8 kilograms. They’re the tallest flying African ...
Dr Rion Lerm is a functional ecologist whose thesis focused on the drivers and diversity of bird distribution dynamics in the ...
South Africans must brace for a potential rise in chicken prices, as the government is expected to ban imports from Brazil ...
Read more: What South African farmers can do to protect endangered grassland birds Grasslands are also foraging areas for the family of wattled cranes as the chick becomes larger. Wattled cranes ...
India’s transformation is not just a recent story — it’s a 2,000-year journey. From the legendary "Sone Ki Chidiya" (Golden Bird) of ancient trade routes to the rising economic superpower of 2028, ...
The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) has called for a considered and collaborative approach from the South ...
The outbreak was detected on 15 May 2025 in breeding chickens at a commercial poultry farm located in the municipality of ...