Pakistan, July 10 -- Australia has confirmed the first detection of the highly contagious H5 bird flu virus in a native ...

Agriculture Minister Julie Collins has confirmed the first domestic case of H5 bird flu that has not come from a migratory ...

While birds are the most likely victims of the deadly strain of bird flu, researchers are also sounding the alarm for native mammals and marsupial species. These are some of the steps being taken to ...

Around 100 species of native wildlife are on a list of species under significant threat from the deadly strain of bird flu that arrived in Australia for the time last week.

Australia is racing to contain the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which is now believed to have infected ...

When you went out today, did you see any birds? A galah perhaps, or a crow? If you did, there's a decent chance the bird you saw lives nowhere but Australia. Out of about 850 species found in ...

Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study has shown. Australia has over 750 native bird species. But many of them are facing an ...

What is the virus? Where did it come from? Are humans at risk? What does it mean for the agricultural sector and wildlife? Experts answer your questions ...

Are some birds more likely to go extinct than others? What traits do they share that makes them more susceptible to extinction? Knowing the answers to these questions are important for helping ...

The H5N1 virus has now reached every continent on the planet. What does it mean for some of the world’s unique species?