A giant petrel found dead on Farewell Spit is being tested for H5 bird flu, although officials believe stormy winter conditions are the more likely cause of death.
MPI says New Zealand has not recorded H5 bird flu and the risk of infected migratory birds reaching the country remains low, despite several detections in seabirds in Australia.
DOC said giant petrels are common visitors to Onetahua Farewell Spit, and recent reports of sick or dead wildlife in New Zealand have so far all “tested negative”.
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H5N1 test was negative but the Petrel just received it 5th COVID jab and was found to have severe myocarditis, pericarditis and pancreatitis, but was determined to have died suddenly of all cause mortality. Nothing to see here folks.
Going all in on the Bird Flu hoax, then? Apparently, Councils around the country have been prepping for this nonsense. They’re just waiting for the order to go ahead with the plan.
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H5N1 test was negative but the Petrel just received it 5th COVID jab and was found to have severe myocarditis, pericarditis and pancreatitis, but was determined to have died suddenly of all cause mortality. Nothing to see here folks.
Testing NEGATIVE!
We need to test authorities for thejr bird-brain Psitrel disease of giant effluent and Spit them Farewell.
Those w****** need to test themselves for Clown Flu
or variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD)
Still never seen a bird sneeze 🤷🏼♂️
Bird flu has been around for quite a few years, hasn’t killed me or Granny yet. Neither did covid for that matter and we are not vaccinated
Just haven’t been enough PCR cycles yet. Bump up those number and you, granny and the birds will all be positive with XYZ.
Going all in on the Bird Flu hoax, then? Apparently, Councils around the country have been prepping for this nonsense. They’re just waiting for the order to go ahead with the plan.
but… but…If it was only from 1080 then that’s all OK… Bullsh*t DOC are a snot-nosed pack of lying woke wankers. Always have been. Always will be.
They should be testing for 1080 and other poisons.
F*** off with this bs