“H5 strain of bird flu was first detected on Heard Island Southern Ocean late last year, when researchers said hundreds of southern elephant seal pups had been found dead. New research estimates more
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“H5 strain of bird flu was first detected on Heard Island Southern Ocean late last year, when researchers said hundreds of southern elephant seal pups had been found dead. New research estimates more than 3/4 of all pups — roughly 13,000 — are now believed to have succumbed to the disease.” #auspol
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