Authorities suspect the first mass bird death event in Australia from the H5N1 bird flu virus.
Why it mattersA mass death event in native birds suggests the outbreak is moving beyond isolated cases. That raises the risk of wider wildlife losses and more urgent monitoring along the coast.
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