Bird flu decimates 10% of Humboldt penguin population in Chile
In the wake of a severe bird flu outbreak caused by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), Damas Island in northern Chile, usually a bustling tourist hotspot teeming with wildlife, is now only visited by paramedics in biosecurity gear retrieving deceased animals. The H5N1 virus has prompted the closure of the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve […]