Bho nochd e as t-samhradh 2022, tha an gnè H5N1 de flu nan eun air sgrios a dhèanamh air àireamh-sluaigh eòin fhiadhaich ann an Alba leithid sùlairean agus faoileagan. Tha àiteachan leithid Am Bas ann an Lodainn an Ear air fulang gu mòr leis a seo agus miltean de dh’eòin air bàsachadh. Le rabhaidhean mu shuaile ùr den ghalair seo nas fhaide air adhart sa bhliadhna tha Anndra MacFhionghain a’ bruidhinn ri daoine air feadh Alba mu bhuaidh an tinneis air an dà chuid eun-laith agus beò-shlainnt dhaoine a tha cumail eòin-thaighe.
Tha Eilidh NicÌomhair a’ toirt sùil air slàinte-inntinn air Ghàidhleatachd, is gu h-àraid am measg fhireannaich. Tha ùinean feitheimh airson cobhair air an NHS nas fhaide air Ghàidhealtachd na an sgìre sam bith eile. Ach, mar a tha Eilidh a’ faighinn a-mach, tha saoghal an iomain a’ cur taic air dòigh do dhaoine an luib an spòrs ann an diofar dhòighean.
Since its appearance last year, the H5N1 strain of avian flu has devastated Scotland’s wild bird populations such as gannets and gulls. Colonies such as those on Bass Rock, East Lothian, have been decimated. With warnings of another wave of the disease in the coming months, Andrew Mackinnon looks at the impact of the pandemic on both wildlife and Scotland’s poultry farmers.
Eilidh MacIver reports on mental health issues among men in the Highlands, where waiting times for treatment are the longest in the UK. The area is also the heartland of shinty and Eilidh investigates the various forms of support available to those involved with the game and the challenges involved in encouraging people to seek help for their problems. Show less