Bird flu could devastate Macquarie Island. Why are we removing the scientists we need to understand it?

By Jane Younger, Senior Lecturer in Southern Ocean Vertebrate Ecology, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Amandine Gamble, Assistant Professor, Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, Cornell University
Augustin Clessin, PhD Candidate, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Université de Montpellier

Australia’s Macquarie Island lies deep in the Southern Ocean, about 1,500 kilometres southeast of Tasmania. This World Heritage-listed sanctuary is a haven for species such as elephant and fur seals, penguins, albatrosses and petrels, and a key site for wildlife researchers.

But it is not safe from H5N1 bird flu. This lethal virus is rapidly…

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