Samples were collected from the animals during a voyage to the island for the Australian Antarctic Program. Scientists observed unusual levels of mortality in elephant seals but not in other species.

H5 bird flu has been detected on Heard Island, the largest in the volcanic group of the Australian external territory Heard Island McDonald Islands. Source: Getty / Gallo Images A deadly strain of ...

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An international bird-watching event kicked off on Saturday at the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in Dongying City, east China's Shandong Province, where birdwatchers were thrilled by ...

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During Question Time on Monday, Agriculture Minister Julie Collins fielded a Dorothy Dixer about bolstering “Australia’s preparedness” for dealing with pests and diseases and its importance to “our ...

Agriculture Minister Julie Collins says Australian scientists have found a suspected case of bird flu on a sub-Antarctic island. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman Researchers may have detected bird ...

Scientists who recently travelled to Heard Island in the Southern Ocean fear a deadly strain of bird flu, H5N1, may be infecting wildlife after observing unusually high mortality among elephant seals ...

A trail camera at a nature reserve in Australia photographed a night parrot, the “planet’s most elusive bird,” conservationists said. Photo from Bush Heritage Australia As night settled across the ...

Long believed to be extinct, Australia’s night parrot has defied expectations with its rediscovery in the country’s remote interior, Australian Geographic reported. Indigenous rangers and scientists ...