Natural England evaluated the risks from high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) to wild birds associated with the release of captive-reared mallards for recreational shooting in winter 2023/24. At this time, the background risk of HPAI in wild birds was considered by Defra to be medium i.e. event occurs regularly.
NEER150 Edition 1 Quick scoping review of the risks from H5N1 to wild birds associated with releases of captive-reared mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) (NEER150)
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