Yahoo

Australia, New Zealand brace for looming bird flu threat

CANBERRA/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, testing shore birds for disease, vaccinating ...
World Socialist Web Site

The threat of bird flu reaching Australia

Scientists have issued warnings that the H5N1 avian influenza panzootic raging around the planet is likely to arrive in Australia in spring and summer via migratory birds. A panzootic is the ...
WUNC

Bird flu hasn't reached Australia, but researchers are prepping for when it arrives

Bird flu has made its way to almost every corner of the globe. First detected in China in 1996, it's spread across Asia and to to Europe and Africa. Catching a ride on migratory birds, it crossed the ...
Forbes

Meet The Australian Bird Whose Tail Is Prettier Than A Peacock’s. Hint: It’s Also One Of The Most Unique Singers

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Well, if ...