Research · Biosecurity
Biosecurity & emerging threats
What scavengers mean for preparing Australia for rabies and H5N1 bird flu.
Scavenging animals can spread disease further by feeding on infected carcasses. Raptors, corvids, gulls and coastal-foraging mammals such as red foxes are among the most exposed.
This theme connects field ecology with preparedness: understanding scavenger behaviour helps anticipate how threats such as H5N1 avian influenza, or rabies reaching Australia’s north, could spread – and where surveillance and carcass management matter most.
