Australian scientists have found hundreds of dead seal pups on Heard Island in the sub-Antarctic with signs that suggest they ...

But authorities said a confirmed case of bird flu there would not substantially increase the risk to Australia. The H5 virus ...

Suspected bird flu has reached Australia's sub-Antarctic Heard Island, with signs of the deadly H5 avian disease observed in elephant seals.

The first case of suspected H5 bird flu has been detected in elephant seals on the Australian Antarctic Territory of Heard ...

Australian scientists have observed signs consistent with H5 avian influenza (bird flu) in wildlife during a management voyage to sub-Antarctic Heard ...

The virulent H5N1 strain has caused millions of deaths among wild birds and mammals since 2021, also affecting poultry and ...

A deadly strain of bird flu has potentially reached one of Australia’s sub-Antarctic islands, sparking dire biosecurity fears ...

Standard Antarctic cruises take eleven-days from Ushuaia in South Argentina to the frozen continent’s northernmost peninsula.

South Georgia is the mother lode for wildlife lovers. Every landing and cruise is teeming with seals, penguins, birds and ...

In 2018, Chile and Argentina proposed the creation of a marine protected area on the Antarctic Peninsula to safeguard key ...

Australian scientists have detected signs consistent with H5 avian influenza in elephant seals on Heard Island, a remote ...