Event Brief
Hotline advice to collect dead bird contradicts govt
Filed: Jun 27, 2026 at 8:06 AM ET
Summary: South Australian citizen scientists say the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline told them to collect a dead sea bird.
WHO: South Australian citizen scientists (Susan Belperio and Johanna Williams)
WHAT: They report being advised by the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline to collect a dead sea bird, contrary to government guidance not to touch sick or dead birds.
WHEN: Jun 27, 2026 at 3:18 AM ET
WHERE: Glenelg, South Australia
WHY: They called the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline to report a dead sea bird amid H5N1 bird flu risk and were given advice they say contradicts official messaging.
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