#Birdflu has spread to two #Australian states. Here’s how it could accelerate our #extinction #crisis https://theconversation.com/bird-flu-has-spread-to-two-australian-states-heres-how-it-could-accelerate-our-extinction-crisis-285807

Authorities have confirmed three seabirds have died of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus. It is too early to know if H5N1 has spread beyond these animals to other wildlife or livestock in Australia. But it appears very much a matter of when, not if, this happens.