Other Animal Disease -- United Kingdom
A much-loved bird is disappearing from UK gardens because of a deadly disease, with numbers more than halving in a decade, new research has warned.
The greenfinch's colourful plumage and distinctive twittering once made it one of our most familiar feathered friends. But numbers have plunged by an alarming 59 per cent in just 10 years, sparking concerns for its very future on these shores, warn bird watchers.
The decline is caused by a widespread and severe outbreak of a disease called
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