00:02The juvenile minke whale was found washed up at Hayborough,
00:05morning walkers raising the alarm.
00:07We've been told to move off the beach and a number of people have.
00:11Everyone's cooperating.
00:12With the beach cleared, Environment Department staff took all precautions,
00:17wearing masks and protective suits before approaching the deceased animal.
00:21Police also arriving, attempting to keep onlookers and their pets away.
00:26Controlling the crowd and set up an area, a no-go area,
00:32and some roll with pee because they're collecting the whale.
00:35It's about to go chew into an infected whale.
00:38Laboratory testing will determine whether the whale is positive,
00:42with the three metre specimen wrapped in plastic before being taken away for examination.
00:47They're going to bring it for testing.
00:49Possible bird flu, unlikely but possible.
00:52Although South Australia has reported two bird flu cases in dolphins,
00:56including one found nearby here at Woolworth,
00:58experts say there are other reasons that this marine mammal mate have died.
01:02There are a potential number of causes that it could be, which we will investigate.
01:06But with the virus spreading, including a new case in a penguin at West Beach,
01:10efforts to protect birds are increasing,
01:13with Zoo's SA beginning vaccination,
01:16starting with pelicans and penguins at Adelaide Zoo.
01:20Our pelicans have a capacity to co-mingle with wild birds,
01:25so it's another layer that we can add into there.
01:27So for us, two of our priority species have been the Australian pelican and the little penguin.
01:32The program will widen to 37 species,
01:35with approval given for blood samples to better understand the effectiveness of the vaccine.
01:41Thank you for being here.
01:42Thank you for listening.
01:42Thank you for listening.
01:42And you're listening.
01:42You're listening.
01:42Anyway, I'm going to recommend your animal害.
01:42And in the next meeting.
01:43I will join this weekend in September 13th Coast.
