H5 bird flu strain detected in Australian seabird for first time
The H5 strain of bird flu has been detected in an Australian seabird for the first time. Previous…
Bird flu has arrived after months of algal bloom, but primary industries minister says SA is ready
South Australia’s primary industries minister says the arrival of bird flu on state shores is a “huge concern”,…
Key remote bird observatory shuttered for months before Australia’s first bird flu detection
A key bird observatory and research station along the remote coast where Australia’s first bird flu cases were…
Citizen scientists say hotline told them to collect dead bird against government advice
Citizen scientists in South Australia say they were told to collect a dead bird from a beach when…
Neil the seal not immune from new bird flu threat despite isolated lifestyle
Neil the seal is back in the spotlight. The five-and-a-half-year-old elephant seal has been spotted once again in…
Third Australian H5 bird flu case confirmed in SA, another suspected WA case
A third confirmed case of the deadly H5 bird flu has been found in a migratory bird on…
Second case of deadly H5 bird flu confirmed in southern WA
A second bird found sick on a remote beach in Western Australia’s south coast has now tested positive…
Dead birds wash up on WA coastline as expert warns of black swan ‘wipe-out’ from bird flu
More than a dozen dead birds have been reported along Western Australia’s southern coastline as the state braces…
Deadly H5 bird flu variant detected in Australia for first time in Esperance seabird
The deadly H5 variant of avian influenza has been detected in a bird that washed up on a…
Suspected detection of H5 strain of bird flu in WA, which would be first in Australia
The first suspected case of a deadly strain of bird flu that has killed millions of birds and…
Frustration over approach to dealing with Indian myna driving grassroots action
Across Queensland, there is a grassroots push and growing frustration over a patchwork approach to dealing with a…
Wildlife carers fear possums and birds will be victims of tree felling at North Adelaide golf course
Wildlife carers are concerned possums and birds will become casualties of the North Adelaide golf course redevelopment as…