Following a thorough risk assessment Defra have put in place additional precautionary measures around the movement of caught up gamebirds in areas where bird flu is present – this will help reduce the risk of the disease spreading and maintain our strict biosecurity standards. · Defra’s approach to gamebirds is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain supported by the Mitigation Strategy for Avian Influenza in Wild Birds in England and