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Environment
Ethan James

Quest to protect rare parrot from deadly bird flu

The orange-bellied parrot is one of the most critically endangered bird species in the world. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

A vaccination program to help protect a critically endangered parrot from deadly H5 bird flu has begun in earnest ahead of its summer breeding season.

The migratory orange-bellied parrot, which has a wild population of 90-100, was considered a priority species by the federal government after the strain's arrival in Australia.

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