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Tourism operator at coalface of bird flu response feels unprepared
Key takeaways
- SA recorded avian influenza last week in a giant petrel at Knights Beach on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
- A Port Lincoln tourism operator says the state government should be providing information on what to look for in animals affected by the H5N1 bird flu.
- Calypso Star Charters owner Andrew Wright says he saw sick giant petrels six weeks ago at Neptune Islands, but was not aware the virus could be a cause.
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SA recorded avian influenza last week in a giant petrel at Knights Beach on the Fleurieu Peninsula. (Supplied: Wildlife Welfare Organisation)
A Port Lincoln tourism operator says the state government should be providing information on what to look for in animals affected by the H5N1 bird flu.
Calypso Star Charters owner Andrew Wright says he saw sick giant petrels six weeks ago at Neptune Islands, but was not aware the virus could be a cause.
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