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Environment
Tracey Ferrier

UNCOVERED: Environment ministers summoned over bird flu threat | History Defined

Advocates fear bird flu's impact on wildlife has taken a back seat to its threat to poultry. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Environment ministers have been summoned to a special meeting on the looming bird flu threat as Australia asks the US and New Zealand for advice on vaccinating wildlife.

Federal minister Tanya Plibersek has called the meeting for October 18, correspondence shows, after pressure from conservation groups and the ACT government.

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