About this episode

Dr Jane Younger discusses her experiences with avian influenza in Antarctica.

This week, Dr Jane Younger returns to the TWICS mic to tell Olly about her recent adventures down south to Antarctica. Unfortunately, the trip involved seeing staggering rates of avian influenza, affecting multiple species of seabirds as well as seals. Jane talked Olly through her experiences, as well as the science conducted to help understand what’s happening. A bonus fact about the episode: despite the episode being about the most southern continent in the world, Jane and Olly recorded the...

People in this episode

Host: Olly

Guest: Dr Jane Younger

Topics covered

• avian influenza
• Antarctica
• seabirds
• wildlife health
• scientific research

Keywords

• avian influenza
• Antarctica
• seabirds
• seals
• wildlife disease

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Antarctica, southern continent

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