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Experts fear mass wipe-out of penguins as Antarctica braces for bird flu
www.telegraph.co.ukThis is awful. ππ
Thousands of penguins could be wiped out across Antarctica as the continent braces for the arrival of bird flu, experts fear.
In an exclusive interview with the Telegraph, the head of polar regions for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office warned that the infection, which has killed millions of birds across the globe over the past year, will have deadly consequences once it reaches the region.
βIt could be absolutely devastating,β said Dr Jane Rumble, OBE. βWeβre saying when, not if.β
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