Australia to pull researchers from remote island before elephant seals die en masse from bird flu
Australian officials, citing "psychosocial risks," said they will evacuate the Macquarie Island research station this fall so people there don't witness bird flu ravaging the elephant seal population come springtime.
TL;DR
- Australian officials are evacuating the Macquarie Island research station.
- The evacuation is scheduled for the fall.
- The reason cited is "psychosocial risks" related to bird flu.
- Researchers will be removed before the bird flu impacts elephant seals in the springtime.