In October and November 2025, Australia attended regional meetings to help protect migratory birds. These took place in China ...

South Australia's capacity to rapidly respond to emergency animal disease (EAD) outbreaks such as H5 avian influenza (bird flu) has been boosted with ...

The person was infected with a bird flu called H5N5, state officials said. It's the nation's first human case of bird flu ...

Invasive species can devastate ecosystems—but in Africa, three bird species have evolved to fight back. This video explores ...

Moments after lifting off the runway, disaster struck - a flock of birds slammed into both engines, silencing the roar that ...

What began as a few birds gathering quietly at dusk has turned into a nightly ordeal for Gelephu town residents. The rising ...

In 1788, the European colonisation of Australia began with the arrival of 11 ships from the UK. The landing began a rapid transformation of the country. Some species were wiped out entirely, while ...

Cats in cities hunt many insects. New research using online posts shows that pet cats harm urban insect life more than people ...

Last week, the Australian Parliament passed the laws that will enable the Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to start operating as an independent agency in 2026. Experts hope that this step ...

In 2024 we were excited to launch the Australian Geographic Awards for Nature. This conservation funding program has significantly increased the Australian Geographic Society’s impact in tackling ...

If confirmed by a World Health Organisation (WHO) laboratory, the girl from Jakarta's western suburbs will be the 41st bird flu death in Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago where the virus has killed ...

Bird flu may be particularly severe in humans because it is resistant to one of the body’s most important defence systems, a ...