A researcher on Navarino Island in southern Chile takes a blood sample of a Patagonian finch to test to see if the animal is positive for avian malaria.
About the project
In a drastic combination of climate change and a centuries old population of introduced beavers, sub-Antarctic birds are forced to contend with avian malaria for the first time as a team of scientists race to stop it. Mal Aire - Spanish for “bad air” and the root for the name malaria, follows a team of scientists in Southern Chile and a team of scientists in the Hawaiian Islands as they race to find and implement solutions to save at-risk avifauna.
CNN | Call to Earth
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