New Zealand has been rushing to vaccinate rare and endangered birds from avian flu as cases begin spreading around the country.
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New Zealand has been rushing to vaccinate rare and endangered birds from avian flu as cases begin spreading around the country.
Australia confirmed its first case of avian flu in June and it wasn’t long before the H5N1 virus reached wild birds in New Zealand too.
Conservationists fear that some species could be wiped out altogether if it takes hold.
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