South Australian authorities say case discovered on Kangaroo Island is first for species of which less than 12,000 animals remain
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South Australia has recorded the first death of an endangered Australian sea lion from H5 bird flu.
Experts say about 12,000 Australian sea lions remain – though a more recent estimate put the figure at less than 10,000. Most of the population are found in South Australia, with the remainder in Western Australia.
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