Brussels, Belgium, May 26, 2026 (AFP) - Fish-eating cormorant lands in EU's crosshairs

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2026-05-26

The great cormorant bird is eating too much fish for the liking of a group of EU nations that on Tuesday called for a cull. Great cormorant numbers have ballooned in Europe since the bird became a protected species in 1979, much to the annoyance of human fishers in countries where the black feathered animal is a rival. "The annual fish consumption of an adult great cormorant is estimated at approximately 180 kilogrammes whereas the average fish......

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