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Scientists withdrawn from Macquarie Island over bird-flu threat

Scientists have been pulled from Macquarie Island because of a bird flu threat affecting the island's wildlife environment.

By DoomRadar · Published on DoomRadar Sep 1, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.

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The disease risk can disrupt scientific operations and threaten vulnerable wildlife populations.

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Macquarie Island: Scientists Pulled Amid Bird Flu Threat ↗miragenews.com · Recorded source date: Sep 1, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC
Bird flu could devastate Macquarie Island. Why are we removing the scientists we need to understand it? ↗theconversation.com · Recorded source date: Sep 1, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC

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