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Bird Flu on New Zealand Shores | Auckland News
Dead birds on New Zealand’s beaches aren’t just nature’s sad endings—they’re now frontline alerts in the fight against bird flu. Volunteers with Birds New Zealand, led by Ian McLean, have been combing the tide lines since 1951, tracking seabird deaths for science. Now, with confirmed flu cases in a brown skua and a native kāhu, their patrols have become critical disease surveillance. Don’t panic if you spot a bird—storms, starvation, and migration stress are common causes. But if you see three or more sick or dead birds together, report it to MPI’s hotline and snap a photo. Experts suspect…
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