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'Fatigued' petrel with deadly bird flu in SA landed among bodyboarders

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1 min read 3 hours ago


A surfer who spotted the first bird in South Australia to test positive for H5N1 bird flu says the giant petrel looked fatigued and distressed before it was retrieved by wildlife rescuers.
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