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Episode 16

贰貌谤辫补 Series 30
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Andrew Mackinnon looks at the impact of avian flu on wildlife and Scotland鈥檚 poultry farmers and Eilidh MacIver reports on mental health issues among men in the Highlands.

Bho nochd e as t-samhradh 2022, tha an gn猫 H5N1 de flu nan eun air sgrios a dh猫anamh air 脿ireamh-sluaigh e貌in fhiadhaich ann an Alba leithid s霉lairean agus faoileagan. Tha 脿iteachan leithid Am Bas ann an Lodainn an Ear air fulang gu m貌r leis a seo agus miltean de dh鈥檈貌in air b脿sachadh. Le rabhaidhean mu shuaile 霉r den ghalair seo nas fhaide air adhart sa bhliadhna tha Anndra MacFhionghain a鈥� bruidhinn ri daoine air feadh Alba mu bhuaidh an tinneis air an d脿 chuid eun-laith agus be貌-shlainnt dhaoine a tha cumail e貌in-thaighe.

Tha Eilidh Nic脤omhair a鈥� toirt s霉il air sl脿inte-inntinn air Gh脿idhleatachd, is gu h-脿raid am measg fhireannaich. Tha 霉inean feitheimh airson cobhair air an NHS nas fhaide air Gh脿idhealtachd na an sg矛re sam bith eile. Ach, mar a tha Eilidh a鈥� faighinn a-mach, tha saoghal an iomain a鈥� cur taic air d貌igh do dhaoine an luib an sp貌rs ann an diofar dh貌ighean.

Since its appearance last year, the H5N1 strain of avian flu has devastated Scotland鈥檚 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鈥檚 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.

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Flu nan eun

Flu nan eun
Tha flu nan eun air buaidh mh貌r a thoirt air 脿ireamh-sluaigh e貌in-fiadhaich na h-Alba bhon t-samhradh 2022. Ri fhaicinn gach bliadhna gu 矛re, tha an t-str猫ana sa den flu air a bhith gu s貌nraichte mairbhteach, a' cur 脿s de mh貌ran e貌in leithid s霉lairean agus faoileagan. Ma bha 脿m ann far an robh sluagh de e貌in-mara ann an 脿itichean leithid Am Bas ann an Lodainn an Ear, tha gl猫 bheag dhiubh an-diugh rim faicinn, agus tro na m矛osan a dh'fhalbh tha daoine air grunn e貌in mharbh a chl脿radh air tr脿ighean na h-Alba.

Tha flu nan eun cuideachd air droch bhuaidh a thoirt orra-san a tha a' cumail e貌in leithid cearcan agus aig cuid de thuathanasan ri na beathaichean aca a mharbhadh airson stad a chuir air an galar bho bhith a' sgapadh. Tha seo air buaidh a thoirt air ionmhas nan tuathanach, ged a tha airgead-d矛olaidh ri fhaighinn dhaibhsan a dh'fheumas 脿ireamh mh貌r de e貌in a spadadh.

Bird flu

Bird flu
Bird flu has had a dramatic impact on the population of wild birds in Scotland since the summer of 2022. Present every year to some extent, the current strain of the disease has been particularly virulent, with many species of birds such as gannets and gulls having been decimated. Where there might once have been huge colonies of seabirds in places such as on the Bass Rock in East Lothian, there are now very few to be seen, and throughout the past few months people have reported countless dead birds being washed up on Scotland's beaches.

Bird flu has also had a devastating impact on those who keep poultry, with some farms having to destroy thousands of birds to prevents the disease from further spreading. The financial impact this has had on farmers has been difficult to deal with, although compensation is available to those who have to cull in large numbers.

Trioblaidean sl脿inte-inntinn air Gh脿idhealtachd

Trioblaidean sl脿inte-inntinn air Gh脿idhealtachd
Tha daoine air a' Gh脿idhealtachd nas dualtaiche a bhith a' str矛 le trioblaidean sl脿inte-inntinn. Tha sin gu s貌nraichte f矛or 'son fireannaich agus tha sin ri fhaicinn anns an 脿ireamh de dhaoine air a' Gh脿idhealtachd a bhios a' cur an l脿mh nam beatha fh猫in. Nise, tha buidhnean sa choimhearsnachd leithid sgiobaidhean camanachd a' gabhail orra fh猫in taic a chur ri fireannaich gus am brosnachadh a bhith a' bruidhinn air agus a' d猫iligeadh ris an t-sl脿inte-inntinn aca. Tha Comann na Camanachd a' tairgsinn sheiseanan comhairleachaidh do dhuine sam bith an l霉ib an sp貌rs agus tha seirbheis seaplaineachd aig sgioba L貌bhait airson cobhair agus taic a thoirt do chluicheadairean a tha feumach air.

Mental health issues in the Highlands

Mental health issues in the Highlands
People in the Highlands are more susceptible to mental health issues than in other areas of the UK. This is especially true for men, with evidence of this in the high proportion of suicides recorded in the area. Now, some community groups and organisations such as those connected to shinty, are taking it upon themselves to offer support and encouragement to men to open up about their feelings and talk about their mental health. The Camanachd Association has begun to offer counselling sessions to anyone connected to the sport and Lovat has for several years offered a chaplaincy service for players and support staff.

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