Dead juvenile whale washed up on Victor Harbor beach to be tested for bird flu
South Australian authorities are investigating whether a dead juvenile whale that washed up on a beach near Victor…
Australia Is Evacuating an Antarctic Base So No One Has to Watch Thousands of Seals Die
A research base near Antarctica is about to be cleared of its human residents for the rest of…
Which animals have been infected by H5N1 bird flu in Australia so far?
Bird flu has quickly spread around Australia since it was first detected in mid-June. As predicted, it spread…
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…
Suspected bird flu infection in fox sparks fears of ‘long-distance’ spread
South Australian authorities say they have five new suspected cases of bird flu in the state, including a…
Grave fears for ‘iconic’ Aussie animal visited by 700,000 people a year
Upwards of 700,000 people watch Phillip Island’s famous little penguin parade each year, but the attraction’s future is…
Thousands of baby seals died on two remote sub-Antarctic islands. Scientists now think they know why
A deadly strain of bird flu sweeping through remote islands near Antarctica has devastated the native wildlife population,…
Black swan ‘wipe-out’ from bird flu predicted as dead birds wash up along WA coast
More than a dozen dead birds have been reported along Western Australia’s southern coastline as the state braces…
Vet chanced upon sick bird that turned out to be first H5 bird flu case
A West Australian vet who chanced upon a sick bird since confirmed to have Australia’s first known case…
Bird flu in Australia could be catastrophic for nation’s vulnerable species, experts warn
The outlook could be grim for Australia’s wildlife if a deadly strain of bird flu spreads to ducks,…
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…
Australia’s suspected H5 bird flu case ‘sobering but not unexpected’
For years Australia has remained the last continent to avoid the deadly H5 strain of avian influenza. Now…