Experts ‘hopeful’ world-first bird flu vaccine rollout can protect little penguins amid fears response is too late
2 sources·Updated August 18, 2026
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- The Conversation AU·2h agoMore than 5,000 little penguins will be vaxxed against bird flu. How will this protect them?
4FR/Getty A major push is underway to catch and vaccinate more than 5,000 little penguins in Victoria to protect them against the virulent H5N1 bird flu. Victorian wildlife officers will carry out vaccinations at little penguin colonies at Phillip Island and St Kilda, in what…
Read at The Conversation AU → - 7NEWS Australia·1d agoExperts ‘hopeful’ world-first bird flu vaccine rollout can protect little penguins amid fears response is too late
Authorities remain hopeful but warn there’s ‘lots of complexities and risks’ involved after a bird died on Phillip Island.
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