00:02Inside this bag is a critically endangered orange-bellied parrot.
00:07It's about to get a potentially life-saving injection.
00:10The vaccination program is very important for us.
00:14We have limited opportunity to prevent H5 incursion into the wild population.
00:21So the vaccine actually goes in under the skin.
00:24There are fewer than 100 of these parrots left in the wild
00:27and there's concern the H5 strain of bird flu could wipe them out.
00:32But it's hoped a vaccination program at this Tasmanian wildlife facility
00:36will protect the species from the deadly virus.
00:40Vaccinating our captive population provides security
00:44in case we do have a big impact on the wild population.
00:50350 orange-bellied parrots will be inoculated between now and early next year
00:55when they'll join the wild population at Melaleuca in the state southwest.
01:00This really is a milestone event in terms of protecting our orange-bellied parrot,
01:05captive-bred population and ensuring their survival.
01:08But a vaccine to protect endangered mammals is not yet ready.
01:13We continue to work closely with the Commonwealth in the hope that eventually a vaccine will be available
01:18for species like Tasmanian devils and fur seals.
01:22It's been almost three weeks since H5 bird flu was first detected in Tasmania.
01:28It's since spread to multiple locations across the north and northwest.
01:32And it's now been found in birds at three new locations.
01:36Marawaw on the west coast.
01:38Tryabunna on the east coast.
01:40And Acton Park near Hobart in the southeast.
01:43There have now been 54 positive detections of H5 bird flu across the state.
01:49But authorities say there have been no confirmed mass mortality events
01:54nor any detections in the poultry industry.
01:57So you've here.
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