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Biologists Hand-Vaccinate Shy Albatrosses Against Avian Flu in Tasmania

Original: Wildlife Biologists Start Vaccinating Shy Albatrosses by Hand, Taking Aim at the Spread of Avian Flu in Tasmania

Wildlife biologists in Tasmania have begun vaccinating shy albatrosses by hand in an effort to slow the spread of avian influenza among the seabird colonies. The unprecedented program targets a threatened species nesting on remote Tasmanian islands, where a flu outbreak could be devastating. Conservationists are watching closely, as the effort marks one of the first direct vaccination campaigns aimed at protecting wild albatross populations from the virus.

Why now: Avian flu's global spread to new wildlife populations has made this unusual direct intervention in threatened seabirds newsworthy.

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Wildlife Biologists Start Vaccinating Shy Albatrosses by Hand, Taking Aim at the Spread of Avian Flu in Tasmania · Smithsonian Magazine

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