4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (361+ words) Three cases of dead birds in the Shoalhaven testing positive to H5 bird flu have resulted in people being urged to report any sick or dead birds they find. But that task is about to get a lot more complicated. Short-tailed…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (172+ words) Containment rules relating to H5 Bird Flu remain in place across five south west municipalities. Warrnambool, Moyne, Corangamite, Glenelg and Colac Otway are all included in restrictions for flocks of poultry. The rules mean flocks of more than 50 birds need to…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (868+ words) The shot-hole borer was first detected in WA in 2021. (ABC News: Grace Burmas) With biosecurity resources tied up managing the outbreak of the bird flu, there are concerns attention has been diverted from the destructive shot-hole borer beetle. Farmers and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (494+ words) Port Stephens-based Wildlife in Need of Care receives about 50 requests a week to help sick and injured animals. With the support of other groups and agencies, the group's 61 volunteer carers do their best to respond to each request for assistance....

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (1025+ words) August 30, 2026 — 5:00am Federal funding to combat the deadly bird flu gripping Australia is being disproportionately spent on biosecurity measures including for commercial chicken farms, rather than defending threatened native populations, animal groups have warned. The Invasive Species Council called the $20 million…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (873+ words) The world's smallest penguin is under a big threat. For little penguins, Eudyptula minor, who call Phillip Island off the southeast coast of Australia home, an invasion of highly contagious bird flu is putting their colonies in danger. Australia is…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (226+ words) On Phillip Island in the Australian state of Victoria, about a thousand little penguins have received the first dose of a vaccine against H5N1 avian influenza. Authorities plan to vaccinate 5,000 birds on Phillip Island and in St Kilda, ABC News Australia…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (336+ words) The nightly parade of penguins on Phillip Island is a tourist favourite, but has recently taken on a more serious tone. As the little penguins toddled up the Victorian beach on Sunday night, many were corralled into pens to receive…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (316+ words) Sunday, 23 August 2026 13:38 The vast majority were killed in one day Over 350 birds have been culled on the Island since 2022, with the vast majority killed as a prevention measure against bird flu. A freedom of information request has outlined how many…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (342+ words) Bass Rock’s gannet colony, the largest of its kind on Earth, was decimated in June 2022, falling from 160,000 to under 105,000. Bass Rock, a guano-covered volcanic plug located in the Firth of Forth off the coast of East Lothian, Scotland is home…...