Once abundant throughout southeastern Australia, the critically endangered plains-wanderer is now on the brink of extinction ...

Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned ...

A new report suggests that more Americans may be walking around with bird flu − and not even know it. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention randomly tested 150 ...

Just days after declaring Australia free of bird flu, a new outbreak has been detected at a poultry farm in Victoria. The Victorian Department of Agriculture announced the outbreak on February 8 ...

It might be Valentine’s Day – but this weekend is for more than just love birds. The Great Backyard Bird Count is back. Between Feb. 14 and 17, the event invites nature enthusiasts around ...

Buffel grass directly threatens 27 endangered Australian species. This includes animals living at sea and in the air. At the ...

Just days after Australia declared it had eradicated a highly contagious strain of bird flu, an outbreak has been detected in Victoria. The Victorian Department of Agriculture announced the ...

Through sharing water sources and food, the virus is able to cross into domestic bird populations and cause disease. Since the global spread of H5N1 avian flu in 2006, Australia has enacted a ...

This strain of bird flu is on every continent except Australia — and Australia has its own deadly strain going around. It’s also in our waters. It’s in dolphins, in seals, and in sea lions ...

Australia's recent declaration of being bird flu-free has proved short-lived, with the Victorian Agriculture Department announcing an outbreak at a farm in the state's north. The Australian Centre ...

There has been a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Victoria, days after the federal government announced it had eradicated the disease from Australia. There was cautious relief last week from ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected. By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva ...