Tasmania Begins Hand-Vaccinating Rare Shy Albatrosses Against Bird Flu in What Officials Call a World First
Nature World News | 20.10.2026 22:21
Wildlife biologists in Tasmania have begun catching shy albatrosses by hand on a remote island and vaccinating them against H5 bird flu. Tasmania's Department of Natural Resources and Environment describes the effort as the world's first known attempt to vaccinate this species against the virus, Pulse Tasmania reported.
