Trip to Abbotsbury Swannery to assist with avian flu research
A group of EGI members traveled down to Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset to assist Dr Amy Thomas and her team (based at University of Bristol). The aim of the day was to collect samples from adult swans as part of the iMPRINT Project.
In total we helped the Bristol team process 201 adult swans (taking blood, faecal, and saliva samples). A really successful day!
Swans gathering at Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset. Photo by Ella Cole.
Processing a swan. Photo by Ella Cole.
Processing a swan. Photo by Ella Cole.
Releasing a swan. Photo by Léa Beaupere.
Swans at Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset. Photo by Ella Cole.