Australia's Daring Plan to Hand-Vaccinate 5,000 Wild Penguins
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Authorities fear the spread of H5N1 avian influenza virus in the colonies of these wild birds
Australia's Daring Plan to Hand-Vaccinate 5,000 Wild Penguins
The post Australia’s Daring Plan to Hand-Vaccinate 5,000 Wild Penguins appeared first on A-Z Animals.The world’s smallest penguin is under a big threat. For little penguins, Eudyptula minor, who call Phillip Island off the southeast coast of Australia home, an invasion of highly contagious bird flu is putting their colonies in danger. Australia is fighting back to protect the small birds. Wildlife officials plan to catch and vaccinate more than …
The largest vaccination program for wild birds takes place in the Philip Island of Australia, one of the favorite destinations for tourists who want to see birds in the wild. About 1,000 penguins have already received two doses of avian influenza vaccine, and another 4,000 will also be vaccinated, writes The ...
There is a large vaccination campaign underway in Australia to protect more than five thousand pygmy penguins from the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the state of Victoria.
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