It was late last month that an endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo in Australia sustained severe burns from an active power line and was found by experts. Unfortunately, bird feathers are quite flammable, ...

CANBERRA, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Australia warned on Monday ⁠against ⁠the risk of a wider ⁠spread of H5N1 bird flu after its first ...

Bird flu has begun its spread beyond birds in Australia, with cases confirmed in three different mammal species since last weekend. On Friday, Australia's chief veterinary officer, Beth Cookson, said ...

There are more than 200 confirmed cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu across Australia. The virus has spread to five states with the bulk of cases in South Australia. Testing has confirmed the first ...

Australia has crossed another grim threshold in its H5N1 bird flu outbreak. For the first time, the virus has infected an Australian mainland mammal: a long-nosed fur seal found dead at Beachport on ...