How worried should we be about bird flu?
6/23/202614 min
Having wiped out millions of birds worldwide and devastated wildlife populations around the globe, Australia has watched as the H5N1 strain of bird flu crept ever closer. And now it’s here, on the last continent to be hit. Birds have been discovered on beaches in Western Australia and tested positive for the virus. Reged Ahmad speaks to Graham Readfearn about how governments and wildlife experts alike are anxiously waiting to see if this is just the beginning
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First 90 secondsReged Ahmad· Host0:00
[instrumental music] This is The Guardian. Reged Ahmed here on Gadigal land with The Full Story.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:10
[instrumental music] Testing by the CSIRO has confirmed that the second bird collected here in WA was carrying the deadly H5 strain. Farmers in the state are on a voluntary lockdown to protect their poultry farms. Experts are warning it could wipe out some native species.
Reged Ahmad· Host0:32
[seagulls squawking] [instrumental music] Having wiped out millions of birds worldwide and devastated wildlife populations around the globe, Australia has watched as the H5N1 strain of bird flu crept ever closer, and now it's here. The last continent to be hit, birds have been discovered on beaches in Western Australia and tested positive for the virus. Now, governments and wildlife experts alike are anxiously waiting to see if this is just the beginning. Today, environment and climate correspondent Graham Redfern on how worried we should be about the spread of bird flu. It's Wednesday the 23rd of June. Hi, Graham. It's good to see you. Welcome back to Full