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

AUSTRALIA, the birds of which have a foremost place among those of the world for their variety of form and beauty of plumage, has been fortunate in having two splendid treatises devoted to its ...

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".

The one thing that keeps Agriculture Department boss Adam Fennessy awake at night is Australia’s biosecurity; specifically, ...

These are some of the ominous warnings issued in Australia each spring, as magpies and humans begin their annual turf war. Streets and parks become a battleground, as the birds - descending from ...

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 ...

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 ...

These flightless birds are only found in Australia, New Guinea and some Pacific islands. The Australian government lists them as endangered and estimates about 4,500 remain in the wild.

“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 ...