Mass Mortality and Infected Mammals: Australia’s Bird Flu Fears Come True

Australia confirmed its first case of H5N1 in June in migratory seabirds. Since then, the virus has spread rapidly, straining ...
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Rescue networks built by fire: Saving animals from Australia’s bushfires

A wallaby with a joey tucked into her pouch grazes beneath towering eucalyptus trees. Black cockatoos wheel overhead, their ...

Threat to thousands of Australian birds and animals outlined as bird flu spreads

Several seabird species could be wiped out if bird flu continues to spread, according to a review of Australian animals' vulnerability to the disease. More than 2,000 native birds and mammals have ...

Australia’s Daring Plan to Hand-Vaccinate 5,000 Wild Penguins

Bird flu has reached the world's smallest penguin colonies in Australia, and officials are racing against time with an ...