Authorities on the alert for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu have tested dead shearwaters, also known as muttonbirds, in ...

“Birdwatchers have known for a long time that some Australian birds migrate, but never before have we been able to study the ...

Across the country, outbreaks of three different strains of bird flu were discovered ... arrival of H5N1 in Australia, dubbed Exercise Volare, using the Italian word for "fly".

I write about the world of biology. Bird populations in mainland Australia have proved surprisingly resilient against a wide range of ... [+] pressures. But they will continue to perish if we don ...

The country's national science agency, Csiro, says that 165 new species - including insects, plants, birds ... in the list of new fly species. Only a quarter of Australian insects are known ...

"The birds weren't able to fly and were lying on the ground wailing ... One veterinarian who saw the birds, Trudy Seidel, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that "more than likely ...

“We’re trying to make sure that we can get as much information as we can about any uniquely Australian responses to this variant of bird flu. The saddest and most important lesson is that it ...

Summer is just around the corner, heralding in clear skies, longer days, barbecues, and of course flies. And with that, it’s time to break the news that an entirely new species of fly has been ...