A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern region's huge penguin colonies. "This discovery ...

Staff from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) swabbed populations of brown skua birds after reports of “several potentially symptomatic birds” and unexplained deaths on Bird Island, South ...

The first cases of bird flu have been detected in seabirds in the Antarctic, according to the British Antarctic Survey, raising fears the disease will spread rapidly through dense colonies of ...

Bird flu has made its way into fur and elephant seal populations for the first time on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, a team of scientists confirmed on Thursday, setting off alarm ...

The British Antarctic Survey became aware of HPAI on Bird Island after they were informed that individuals in a bird species known as brown skua were displaying symptoms; some were dying.

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff were alerted to symptomatic and dead brown skua (Catharacta antarctica) on Bird Island, a subantarctic stretch of land south of the Polar Front in the ...

In October, the first ever recorded case of bird flu in the Antarctic region was detected in brown skua birds. OFFLU, A network of scientists from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO ...

An unprecedented and highly contagious bird flu outbreak in the sub-Antarctic has spread to mammals, British officials said Thursday, as experts warned the disease poses a significant threat to ...

Stock image of a dead brown skua on the beach at Pourquoi Pas Island, Antarctica. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS. The notable deaths of scavenging, migrating brown skuas on Bird Island led researchers ...

For the first time ever, a deadly strain of avian flu has been detected on the Antarctic mainland, raising concerns for the penguin colonies inhabiting the region. According to a Spanish-led ...

Skuas feed on Antarctic petrel eggs and chicks, and since those birds did not breed successfully in the 2021-2022 season, skua colonies had fewer food options. Seabird reproduction in Dronning ...

The first cases of bird flu have been detected in seabirds in the Antarctic, according to the British Antarctic Survey, raising fears the disease will spread rapidly through dense colonies of ...