There were fears for the future of very rare species, such as roseate terns, when an outbreak hit their only UK breeding ...
A recent study revealed that the arrival of the deadly H5N1 ‘bird flu’ virus has reached Antarctica. Scientists believe it arrived via migratory Antarctic skuas that travel from South America, where a ...
In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica ...
More than 50 skuas in Antarctica died from the high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 in the summers of 2023 and 2024, marking the first documented die-off of wildlife from the virus on the ...
More than 50 skuas in Antarctica died from the high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 in the summers of 2023 and 2024, marking the first documented die-off of wildlife from the virus on the ...
For the first time ever, a deadly strain of avian flu has been detected on the Antarctic mainland, raising concerns for the penguin colonies inhabiting the region. According to a Spanish-led research ...
Scientists recently confirmed that a variation of the avian influenza virus is responsible for sea bird deaths in Antarctica. Researchers from Erasmus MC in the Netherlands and the University of ...