Preparations to protect our native wildlife against bird flu are said to be well in hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A seabird found on Wellington’s Petone Beach last week tested positive for the H5N1 strain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There’s no evidence of widespread transmission, but it’s considered inevitable New Zealand will have to learn to live with it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
New Zealand’s one of the last countries the disease has reached.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard told Mike Hosking officials have been building protections, as it could be here to stay if it doesn’t die out. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
He says DOC has been vaccinating some critical breeding populations so if they were hit, they should stay safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hoggard says the key response for most Kiwis is reporting when they see dead birds, as it helps them build a picture of where the disease is. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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