Jean hoped bird flu wouldn’t come to Australia. Then it arrived - and she saw a tern ‘trembling and swaying’
Volunteers in South Australia are monitoring local bird populations for signs of H5 bird flu following the disease's arrival in the region. The initiative aims to track the spread of the virus and mitigate its impact on native wildlife.
Jean Turner and David Potter, members of the South Australia Bird Observers Network. Photograph: Jean Turner Jean Turner and David Potter, members of the South Australia Bird Observers Network. Photograph: Jean Turner Bird flu Jean hoped bird flu wouldn’t come to Australia. Then it arrived – and she saw a tern ‘trembling and swaying’ Volunteers are on the lookout for sick birds as outbreak shatters ‘fairytale belief’ that disease would not reach Australia
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