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Bird Flu Threat to Endangered Native Wildlife Spurs Contingency Plans
The program would protect 350 captive parrots as H5N1 spreads through native wildlife and raises risks for other threatened species.
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The highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza virus has spread to Tasmania, Australia's sixth state, putting endangered wildlife at risk.
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Bird flu’s spread sparks Tasmanian devil, parrot fears
Deadly bird flu has spread to a sixth Australian state, sparking concerns about risks posed to Tasmanian devils and a critically endangered parrot. A brown skua found dead in the Rocky Cape National Park on Tasmania’s northwest coast was on Thursday confirmed to have tested positive to the H5 strain. The strain, which arrived on the Australian mainland in June, has now been detected in all jurisdictions bar the Northern Territory and ACT. The na…
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