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More than 13,000 seal pups die on remote Australian island amid bird flu outbreak
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More than 13,000 seal pups die on remote Australian island amid bird flu outbreak

By Petra StockJune 18, 2026·Source: The Guardian·2 views

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Testing confirms spread of deadly H5N1 virus on the subantarctic Heard Island, about 4,000km south-west of PerthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 13,000 seal pups have died on an Australian territory, as testing confirmed the spread of deadly H5N1 bird flu among penguins, seals and petrels on subantarctic islands.The mass mortality of southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island, about 4,000km south-west of Perth and 1,700km north of Antarctica, was observed by government scientists conducting drone and ground surveys in October 2025 and January 2026. Continue reading...

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