Little penguin found dead with H5 bird flu on Victoria’s Phillip Island

Authorities confirm first case found near where the popular bird attracts crowds to its ‘penguin parade’ Australia’s first case of the deadly H5 bird flu in a little penguin has been confirmed on Victoria’s Phillip Island, only days after the state government announced it would begin vaccinating the species. Confirmation of the virus in the little penguin will spark a race against time to vaccinate thousands of birds, with the government announcing on Saturday it would begin the roll out on M...

By Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent