A potential bird flu infection in a fox sparked anxiety of long-distance spread. Australia has just 12,000 sea lions remaining, and scientists noted that carnage may await Australia's remaining 12,000 sea lions as bird flu takes hold.

An expert stated that backyard bird feeding could become a bird flu superspreader. The suspected infection in a fox fueled alarm about long-distance spread. Scientists cautioned that carnage may await the remaining 12,000 sea lions in Australia as bird flu expands across animal types.