Prof Ray Wills and Prof Peter Newman* say we can replace the chooks but we can’t replace our wildlife — and the bill is overdue In July, we warned that H5N1 bird flu was a wildlife emergency being managed with a priority for agricultural. Six weeks later, the warning has become documented fact — and the funding gap we pointed to has now been quantified and publicly demanded by wildlife experts. From Bird Life Australia.  ‘Greater Crested Terns’ especially vulnerable to H5 bird flu. Photo by Rebecca Harrison.’  Australia has moved from a single sick brown skua on WA’s south coast to 330 H5-positive wildlife events across six jurisdictions. The…