‘We expected it, but now it’s here’: on the frontline of Australia’s bird flu outbreak, people are distressed
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Key context: <p>As Australia prepares for the H5 bird flu to potentially rip through hundreds of species, residents of the Limestone Coast are already seeing the impacts</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>It’s only been three weeks since <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/01/first-australian-mass-mortality-event-suspected-as-deadly-bird-flu-virus-rapidly-escalates-among-native-birds">H5 bird flu was detected</a> on South Australia’s Limestone Coast, and already encounters with sick or dead birds are becoming commonplace.</p><p>Maureen Christie, who lives in the seaside town of Carpenter Rocks, has been observing and protecting birds in the region for decades. She is now witnessing many stricken and suffering.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/07/we-expected-it-but-now-its-here-on-the-frontline-of-australias-bird-flu-outbreak-people-are-distressed">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
As Australia prepares for the H5 bird flu to potentially rip through hundreds of species, residents of the Limestone Coast are already seeing the impactsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s only been three weeks since H5 bird flu was detected on South Australia’s Limestone Coast, and already encounters with sick or dead birds are becoming commonplace.Maureen Christie, who lives in the seaside town of Carpenter Rocks, has been observing and protecting birds in the region for decades. She is now witnessing many stricken and suffering. Continue reading...
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