Article 77WX6 How do you vaccinate 1,000 tiny penguins against bird flu in the wild? It’s ‘really tricky’ but there is a way

How do you vaccinate 1,000 tiny penguins against bird flu in the wild? It’s ‘really tricky’ but there is a way

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Petra Stock
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Phillip Island's iconic' little penguins get first bird flu vaccinations in what is thought to be largest program of its kind

More than 1,000 little penguins have received their first dose of bird flu vaccine in Victoria, in what is believed to be the world's largest vaccination program involving wild birds.

Catherine Basterfield, the chief executive of Phillip Island Nature Parks, said vaccinations began early last week and were ramping up.

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