Bird Flu Kills First Dolphin in Australia, Raising Fears for Its Wildlife
The dolphin found near Goolwa was a common dolphin, like the one in the image. Credit: Wikimedia Commons…
First H5N1 bird flu detection confirmed in Australian dolphin
A dead dolphin found at Goolwa on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula has returned a positive test result for…
Border town lawyer labels Victoria’s bird flu response a ‘scandal’ compared to SA
Warwick Biggs grew up watching birds, but it was never the 74-year-old’s retirement plan to watch them die…
Bird flu suspected to have spread to seal at key breeding ground off Kangaroo Island
A suspected case of H5 bird flu has been detected in a seal at a key breeding ground,…
Australia’s first bird flu case in a mammal confirmed in South Australia, minister says
Australia’s first case of bird flu in a mammal has been confirmed following testing of a long-nosed fur…
Fears for sea lions after mass bird mortality events at breeding grounds
There are concerns the endangered Australian sea lion could be devastated by bird flu, with mass bird deaths…
Hundreds of birds have died from avian flu in Australia. What happens next?
In a matter of weeks, Australia has moved from its first mainland H5N1 bird flu detections to hundreds…
Bird flu’s spread has Kangaroo Island on edge, after bushfires and the algal bloom
Kangaroo Island locals on the frontline against bird flu are fearful of further devastation, with the mayor saying…
Wildlife experts warn bird flu mass mortalities are ‘the start of the mayhem’
Wildlife experts are warning the escalation of the nation’s H5 bird flu outbreak is “the start of the…
Expert Commentary: What do we know about H5 bird flu?
18 August 2026
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Race begins to vaccinate Phillip Island’s famous little penguin colony
Victorian wildlife officers will spend the coming weeks catching and vaccinating penguins against the devastating strain of bird…
First Phillip Island penguin dies from H5N1 bird flu
A Phillip Island penguin has died from H5N1 bird flu in the first detection among the island’s little…