The bird flu has had some good effects: In an effort to avoid bird flu, the EU has permanently stopped the importation of wild birds, including psittacines. They now will allow only captive-bred birds from approved countries to be imported and sold in the EU. This move will serve to protect many wild populations of birds and parrots that have been over-exploited by the pet trade.
About 60% of the birds caught for import died before they reached Europe from poor handling or disease, Britain's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said.
Furthermore, to prevent the movement of avian influenza into the EU, tighter quarantine controls have been enacted.
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