Despite their diminutive stature, little penguins are a formidable species. They spend months at sea hunting, they mate for life, and when gulls threaten to steal their hard-earned fish, they band ...

Australia is a vast island-continent of diverse habitats--including beaches, deserts, grasslands, and tropical forests--that make it a haven for many unusual and rare bird species. From its largest ...

Scientists suspect a deadly strain of bird flu, H5N1, has infected wildlife on Heard Island after observing a high mortality ...

University of Western Australia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. In 2021, avian influenza evolved into a new form – a new and remarkably lethal variant first found in ...

Australia is facing a growing threat from the H5N1 bird flu strain, a virus that could devastate the nation’s agricultural ...

On 20 May, 2025, the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally adopted the first Pandemic Agreement.

Scientists are concerned that the H5N1 virus could set off another human pandemic. But it is already putting species under pressure in the wild. By Emily Anthes Every spring, more than 200,000 ...

I’ve heard many claims about strange and fantastic behaviors of wild birds, especially those in the crow family. As a scientist, I am naturally skeptical, but as the following excerpt from my new book ...

The disease worries governments and poultry businesses due to the impact on birds, potential trade restrictions, and the risk ...