00:02This wildlife rescue centre in the Onkaparinga Hills is staring down the threat of bird flu.
00:08There is evidence it's infected over 100 mammals all around the world.
00:12So we haven't tested Australian wildlife and this is going to be the test
00:16and we don't want to be the people that find out that other animals can get it.
00:21They're scrambling to set up a separate building to triage the animals and birds coming in.
00:26Other vets are refusing to take in sick birds after it was confirmed that giant petrel discovered by body boarders
00:33had the H5 avian influenza.
00:35Bird lands in the waves, very tired, gets hit by a wave, floating around trying to climb on the boards
00:41etc and ended up getting washed into the beach.
00:44At this stage there's no evidence of local transmission but that isn't allaying fears.
00:50Certainly for species like sea lions that are critically endangered in their own right we'll be watching that very carefully
00:57and we do have concern for that species in particular.
01:00On Kangaroo Island authorities have been boosting the population's health and building up numbers to help mitigate potential impacts.
01:08That's what we call resilience work so that that population can breed better and then has a better chance of
01:15rebounding if impacted by H5 bird flu.
01:18Reassurance for the public, the risk is low for people who don't frequently handle birds.
01:23You have to be touching the bird and having some of the secretions from the bird enter our mucus membranes,
01:29i.e. our mouth or our eyes.
01:31At this stage the messaging remains much the same.
01:34If you see birds that look sick or unwell or are acting unusually do not touch them.
01:40Instead record the location, take a photo or a quick video and report it to environmental authorities.
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01:47Wor filed.
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