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H5N1 Hits New Zealand’s Native Birds | Sydney News
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New Zealand just confirmed its first case of deadly H5N1 bird flu, found in a seabird near Wellington — making it the last continent to see the virus. While no poultry or mass bird die-offs have been reported yet, the real concern is New Zealand’s unique, vulnerable native birds — many flightless and ground-nesting, already endangered. Officials are racing to vaccinate 300 key breeding birds from five threatened species before the virus pushes them closer to extinction.
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