Webinar: Preparing for bird flu impacts on Australian wildlife

It is only a matter of time before the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu strain reaches Australian wildlife, and not only birds are at risk. This webinar will give you insights into the global impacts of bird flu, implications for Australian wildlife, plus how community.

In this webinar you will hear:

- Dr Michelle Wille from the University of Melbourne outline what has happened globally to wildlife and potential major impacts for Australian wildlife

- Dr Fiona Fraser from the Australian Government talk about national preparedness and response plans for native wildlife beyond surveillance, including for highly vulnerable places and species, and

- Dr Simone Vitali from Wildlife Health Australia provide advices for the community on what to look for and how to respond.

The webinar was MC'd by Jack Gough, Conservation Director of the Invasive Species Council.

Given the enormity of the threat that this bird flu strain poses to Australian wildlife, this webinar was jointly presented on 26 Aug 2024 by the Biodiversity Council, Invasive Species Council, Australian Marine Conservation Society, Birdlife Australia, the Australian Land Conservation Alliance and WIRES.

[elizabethtaylor]

Thanks for making this video and the reading available. I am no expert compared to others attending this event - however I left the webinar worrying we are not as prepared as we need to be (on so many fronts). Funding is critical !!!

[janerosser-es]

Good to see the collaborative work and research being done to prepare for H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b and thanks for making this webinar available.

[juliemills]

Really informative webinar. As somone whose property hosts a small population of mainland nesting little penguins I am glad to have guidance on what to look out for and how to respond.

[johnk]

Thanks for posting this webinar. Be great if similar coordinated effort were directed to existing major threats to wildlife.

[animaliashelter]

Great information, good to know, scary times ahead but controls are needed to limit the spread

[CheeWaiLee]

Many thanks again for sharing the video!

[AbleArts-uy]

9:45 thanks for organising this important webinar.
Obviously significant government money will be essential to curtail absolute disaster in our bird population

[LadyMouseBird]

is this going to be like controlling cane toad programmes??