00:01For Canberra's bird watching community, bird flu is a growing concern.
00:07Yesterday, a case of the H5 strain was confirmed on the south coast near Eden.
00:12It's very distressing. I mean, anyone who loves and engages with the natural world is worried.
00:19Kim Farley has not come across any sick birds yet, but is monitoring the symptoms.
00:24They can have runny noses, runny nostrils, teary eyes, puffed up feathers looking uncomfortable.
00:33While no cases of bird flu have been recorded in the ACT yet, authorities fear it is only a matter
00:40of time.
00:41It is endemic. It won't be able to be eradicated from wildlife.
00:45So detections in the ACT won't be unexpected in the weeks and months ahead.
00:50Since January, bird watchers have been surveying wetlands and counting birds each month in partnership with the ACT Government.
00:58When the flu arrives, we will be continuing to do that to record the effect and then we'll also be
01:06continuing it afterwards as things calm down.
01:09And if Canberran spot a sick bird...
01:11Don't touch it. Just avoid it. Record where it is. Maybe take a photo and then report that sighting.
01:18Preparing for the growing threat to prevent the worst.
01:22Now, remember...
01:22Let's first...
01:23Let's get to help!
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01:24Minister Joe Quote...
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