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20 August 2026

Australia races to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu

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Australia races to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu

Australian wildlife workers have launched an unprecedented effort to vaccinate wild populations of little penguins against the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza. "Trying to vaccinate wild ...

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