00:02Kangaroo Island's globally renowned sea life at risk.
00:07Home to endangered sea lions, as well as long-nosed fur seals,
00:11now under threat from the spread of bird flu.
00:13Currently bird flu is seen only in bird populations,
00:18but it wouldn't take much for it to transition over into our seal populations.
00:23Experts asking humans not to interact or disturb the animals.
00:27This could be a scale of crisis to the level of the black summer bushfires,
00:32and it could be absolutely devastating to our wildlife populations.
00:37Kangaroo Island's penguin population is also susceptible.
00:40A bit nervous as to what it means for the colony,
00:42especially this time of year with breeding that will go right through until January.
00:46On the mainland coast in Robe, residents have been reporting sick birds.
00:51We noticed a bird there sitting sort of a bit dazed and sort of walked up to it,
00:57didn't fly away.
00:58It's obviously concerning, particularly if it spreads further into the rest of the bird life within the area.
01:04You know, we've got black swans in the inland water up heading towards Kingston.
01:09So far, the tourism sector doesn't appear to be hit.
01:12For now, things are just business as usual.
01:16Anybody who finds a sick bird or animal is urged to avoid contact,
01:21record relevant details such as time and location,
01:24and report it to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline.
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