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Animals are believed to have eaten dead wild birds that were infected with the virus

208million birds gave so far died because of the outbreak, and 200 cases have now been found in UK mammals

The sad sight was discovered by Jenny Ross as she walked through the park yesterday morning and comes just weeks after 23 swans died at Hogganfield Loch amid an avian flu outbreak.

Experts fear famous Australian black swans could face extinction in event of outbreak

The graceful black swan is a familiar sight in waterways across Australia, but it could disappear if avian flu ever takes hold here, a study of its genes reveals.

For years, scientists have known bird flu kills every black swan it infects. This means if the disease made it to the Australian continent, it would be an existential threat to this iconic Aussie species.

Defra said the figures are UK-wide and showed both captive birds that died of avian influenza and those that were culled for disease control

The current outbreak on a Fraserburgh farm is the seventh large-scale occurrence of avian flu in the Banff and Buchan region in the last seven years.

A highly contagious and lethal strain of bird flu has killed millions of wild and farmed birdlife in the past year. As global infections show little sign of slowing down, scientists, wildlife protectors and legislators are looking for new solutions to a global pandemic.