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Beyond Birds, H5N1's threat to Tasmania

It's highly contagious and devastating ... Tasmanians have been warned to prepare for more birds to succumb to the deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu.

The virus has devastated wildlife populations globally in recent years ... we're the last state on the last continent to get it.

So what can we do to prevent the spread of bird flu?, and how will some of our iconic species cope?

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