The federal government says testing confirms the presence of avian influenza in samples collected from southern elephant ...

On Heard Island, a remote Australian subantarctic island some 4,000 km southwest of Perth, scientists were concerned after ...

Scientists confirm a deadly strain of avian influenza (H5 bird flu) has been detected in southern elephant seals on Heard ...

Testing has confirmed a deadly strain of bird flu has reached an Australian sub-Antarctic island, after scientists raised the ...

Following mass deaths within a population of elephant seals, H5N1 has been officially confirmed on Heard Island.

The Falkland Islands sit far north of the Antarctic Peninsula, yet they’re a key part of many Antarctic expeditions. These windswept islands burst with life, and here you can spot colonies of king ...

A recent study found that 47 percent of breeding female elephant seals on South Georgia, home to the world’s largest ...

Scientists have confirmed the presence of H5 bird flu on a sub-Antarctic Australian territory, Heard Island, following ...

Testing has confirmed the presence of the H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza (H5 bird flu) in samples collected from southern elephant seals on ...

Authorities have confirmed the deadly and highly contagious H5 bird flu has reached an extremely remote Australian territory ...

CONFIRMATION of highly pathogenic bird flu on the sub-Antarctic Heard Island does not increase the risk to Australia, but highlights the importance of vigilance, biosecurity and preparedness, a ...