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BirdGuides d46d1e80-19c2-43f6-bfc5-3a15da5f5025 Tests are underway to see if South Africa s population of African Penguins could be boosted by a bird flu vaccine. An international project, which includes scientists from Aberystwyth University, is testing the vaccine on penguins in captivity. Hundreds of birds were killed by an outbreak which began in 2017, and the tests are being conducted as a last resort to save the species if the deadly disease strikes again. African Penguins could be vaccinated against bird flu (Tony Hovell). African Penguin numbers have dropped to just 3% of the levels seen in the early 20th century amid pressures from human disruption, pollution, loss of habitat and food sources. Once numbering more than three million, there are now fewer than 20,000 pairs remaining.

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