The pacific nation is rushing to vaccinate 300 breeding pairs of its most endangered native birds to protect them from H5N1 strain of birdflu.
There is likely no nation more enamoured with birds than New Zealand; bird song marks 7 a.m. on public radio, its people describe themselves as Kiwis (after the native flightless bird), and every year one species is crowned the Bird of the Year in a ... [7360 chars]