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"2020 Couldn't Get Much Worse" - Amazon World Temporarily Closes After Ryde Bird Flu Outbreak
By Oliver Dyer
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"2020 could not get much worse" - Amazon World is the latest animal sanctuary to close its doors due to an outbreak of bird flu on the Isle of Wight.
The zoo, which has already been hit by the coronavirus pandemic, has made "the difficult decision" to shut for the rest of the year.
It comes after an outbreak of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) was confirmed at Ryde Canoe Lake yesterday (Wednesday) - just five miles from sanctuary's Arreton site.