SS: Related to disease and potential future ecological collapse in Australia as the first confirmed mass mortality event of seagulls from bird flu in the state of South Australia is being reported on by the Guardian in this article, which also mentions that there have been some potential cases among sea lions and also birds further inland, near areas with lots of poultry farms (perfect vectors, in other words). If H5N1 takes hold in Australia there could be devastating consequences for the country's unique but vulnerable biodiversity, particularly among avian species as you would expect. It will also raise poultry prices but the damage to nature is what is most important here. This news comes after mass deaths of sea lions and birds across the Southern Ocean, South America, and really much of the world in recent years. Expect both this virus and other potential novel pathogens to continue attacking nature and humanity, hastening both ecological and civilizational collapse.....though climate change will still be the main culprit behind the latter of course.