Australian wildlife workers are racing to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu that is killing animals worldwide, but ...

Australia spent years preparing for the highly contagious H5N1 to arrive. The virus mainly affects birds, causing a type of ...

One longtime marine conservation scientist described the dolphin’s fatal infection with H5N1 bird flu as “shocking” and “very ...

Australia confirmed its first case of H5N1 in June in migratory seabirds. Since then, the virus has spread rapidly, straining ...

The lethal H5N1 strain of avian influenza is rapidly spreading along the coast of southern Australia, where it has killed ...

White-winged choughs run elaborate cons on rival bird families, performing courtship dances and offering food to fledglings ...

It’s easy to picture bird flu as an unstoppable wave set to decimate Australian birds and mammals. But that’s not set in ...

The Beachport seal is one animal – for now. But this virus has already shown us what can happen next. Australia should use ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Well, if ...

If you sit in an Australian park or garden for long enough, chances are you might catch a flash of brilliant feathers out of ...