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Nature 432, 661 (9 December 2004) | doi:10.1038/432661b; Published online 8 December 2004

Europe faces call to ban imports of wild birds

Rex Dalton

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Rules against avian trade aim to halt disease and conserve wildlife.

More than 200 environmental groups are asking the European Union (EU) to introduce a permanent ban on the importation of wild birds.The groups plan to file a 12-page declaration with the European Commission by 10 December, requesting the ban in the interests of human health, animal welfare and wildlife conservation.

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