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BAH-DING: “Hello, Expeditioners, and thank you for your patience,” the intercom on Aurora Expeditions’s ship, the Sylvia Earle, greets those preparing to disembark for a landing on the Antarctica Peninsula, “We have been delayed today, as we suspect there could be Avian Flu on land, so our landing will be changed to a Zodiac-only ride. Thank you for understanding.”
On Feb. 9, the first confirmed case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was discovered…
