The blue eyes of some seabirds appear to turn black after they have had a bird flu infection. ... The adult survival rate for the 150,000-strong gannet population on Bass Rock, ...

Five years after Covid-19 reached New Zealand shores, we are bracing for the arrival of another deadly virus: a strain of bird flu called H5N1. Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio ...

Images from the Bass Rock gannet colony have amazingly revealed how the eyes of bird flu survivors have turned black. The landmark off the coast of North Berwick, home to 150,000 birds in peak ...

Gannet have been found at the island with an eye colouration linked to bird flu. BBC ... Ophthalmology tests would be needed to help scientists find out what causes the gannet's eyes to turn black.

A recent study found the adult birds' survival between 2021 and 2022 was 42% lower than the preceding 10-year average because of avian flu. Bass Rock's black-eyed flu survivors Concern at reduced ...

Also known as bird flu, the virus making these birds sick can be traced back to a goose farm in China in 1996. Since then, the virus has killed millions of poultry and in the past jumped lethally ...

Lambert's Bay - Loud shrieking calls and the pungent smell of droppings from thousands of Cape gannet birds greet visitors to the Lambert's Bay Bird Island nature reserve off the west coast. Each ...

Each year since 2007, BirdLife South Africa has announced the country’s Bird of the Year, but their mission, goes far beyond celebrating a bird for its looks. It’s almost time to bid 2022’s ...

Nestled among guillemots on Inner Farne's sheer cliffs sits a large, white and lone gannet. Though gannets are often spotted along the Northumberland Coast, they do not breed or nest on the Farnes ...

Gannet have been found at the island with an eye colouration linked to bird flu. Skip ... Ophthalmology tests would be needed to help scientists find out what causes the gannet's eyes to turn black.