Tasmania Prepares Contingency Plans as Bird Flu Threatens Native Wildlife
The highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu strain has been detected in Tasmania, found in the carcass of a brown skua on the state’s north-west coast, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE). Months of thorough preparation preceded this detection, which now prompts multiple safeguards like enhanced monitoring and a vaccination initiative, as … Read more