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Bird Flu Fear Forces First-Ever Evacuation of Macquarie Island Station

CLAVE 1 / 424 expeditioners to be evacuated from Macquarie Island research station—first unmanned period since 1948.

CLAVE 2 / 4H5 avian influenza strain has 90% mortality rate in elephant seals, with 13,000 pups already dead in nearby Heard Island.

CLAVE 3 / 4Icebreaker Nuyina to retrieve personnel and cargo before late October resupply mission to Antarctica.

CLAVE 4 / 4A$370 million (US$266.4m) rebuild of station delayed as psychological risks to staff outweigh benefits of presence.

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