Bruges shelters canal swans from bird flu outbreak

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Bruges shelters canal swans from bird flu outbreak

France, Netherlands and Denmark have already begun chicken culls after cases of the virus

Published: November 20, 2020 12:58 AFP and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of 062336-01-02-1605861320156 — The medieval Belgian city of Bruges has rounded up dozens of the swans that glide through its picturesque canals to shelter them from the spread of bird flu. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 062280-01-02-1605861301528 — France, the Netherlands and Denmark have already begun chicken culls after cases of the virus, and Belgium has detected an outbreak among wild birds. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 062346-01-02-1605861358026 — Protective measures have been taken in poultry farms, but the situation is more complicated in Bruges, where the swans are usually free to roam. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 062253-01-02-1605861311158 — "All the swans have to be taken, and it is not so easy to take them." mayor Dirk De fauw told AFP. Image Credit: AFP

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20201120 swans — A municipal worker capture a swan in Bruges during an operation to attempt to catch over a hundred, as special security measures are required to prevent wild birds from being in contact with the swan population of the city, following the discovery of bird flu in three wild birds in Ostend. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 061486-01-02-1605861314548 — Due to the discovery of bird flu in three wild birds in Ostend, special security measures are required to prevent wild birds getting in contact with the swan population in the city of Bruges. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 062297-01-02-1605861348376 — "We have to take the swans out of the free spaces of the city and keep them safe in a place where they can hide from birds coming from everywhere and birds who are sick." Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 062287-01-02-1605861351130 — A municipal worker releases a swan in an aviary in Bruges. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 062303-01-02-1605861340647 — A municipal worker releases a swan in an aviary in Bruges during an operation to attempt to catch over a hundred, as special security measures are required to prevent wild birds from being in contact with the swan population of the city. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 062314-01-02-1605861338696 — The city prepared for the operation by halting feeding the swans for five days. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 062277-01-02-1605861304103 — When grain was finally produced, municipal workers pounced and bagged the birds for transport to a protected reserve. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 062274-01-02-1605861306472 — A municipal worker captures a swan in Bruges. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 061482-01-02-1605861317214 — Workers catch a swan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 062317-01-02-1605861334433 — The swans were kept in an aviary to prevent wild birds from being in contact with the swan population of the city. Image Credit: AFP

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