Bird flu threatens to devastate seabird population on Great Barrier Reef

According to ABC News, authorities are monitoring a vulnerable colony of red-tailed tropic birds at Australia's Great Barrier Reef as the deadly H five bird flu threatens the region's seabird populations. The highly pathogenic avian influenza has already devastated birds globally, and scientists worry the impact on native Australian species could be significant.

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