Citizen scientists say hotline said to collect dead bird against govt bird flu advice | ABC NEWS

A pair of South Australian citizen scientists say they were told to collect a dead sea bird by the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline, in contradiction to official government advice for bird flu not to touch sick or dead birds.
The government says it is investigating the situation.

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