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Key observatory shut for months prior to bird flu detection
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- The Eyre Bird Observatory, located along the same stretch of coast as Australia's first bird flu detections, has been unstaffed since February.
- Australia's oldest and most remote bird observation station has been closed since February.
- Around 300km east of where bird flu was initially detected, the Eyre Bird Observatory has been unoccupied for months.
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The Eyre Bird Observatory, located along the same stretch of coast as Australia's first bird flu detections, has been unstaffed since February. (ABC News: Mark Bennett)
Australia's oldest and most remote bird observation station has been closed since February.
Around 300km east of where bird flu was initially detected, the Eyre Bird Observatory has been unoccupied for months.
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