Bird flu mass mortality points to 'significant losses' for wildlife

Mass wildlife deaths from the H5 bird flu strain have been confirmed in Australia for the first time, with greater crested terns found dead on an island off South Australia's coast. ABC News reports the deaths point to what officials describe as significant losses for wildlife. H5 bird flu has already caused mass die-offs among wild bird populations elsewhere in the world.

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