4+ day, 1+ 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…...

6+ day, 7+ 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, 9+ 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, 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…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (294+ words) It is the world's biggest single colony of little penguins, which have a life span of about six years with habitats in southern Australia -- mostly Tasmania -- and New Zealand. Also known as fairy penguins, they are the tiniest species of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (239+ words) Authorities in South Australia are considering vaccinating certain bird species, including little penguins, in the wake of a mass bird die-off believed to be linked to the H5N1 virus. Three incidents of mass deaths of crested terns, affecting more than 1,000 birds,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (531+ words) THE historic wildlife rescue operation now underway to protect Phillip Island's Little Penguins from a devastating strain of avian influenza is the largest wild bird vaccination effort ever attempted worldwide. THE historic wildlife rescue operation now underway on Phillip Island…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (486+ words) Australian wildlife workers have launched an unprecedented effort to vaccinate wild populations of little penguins against the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza. Hundreds of thousands of tourists a year flock to viewing areas and boardwalks to watch the diminutive sea birds…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (496+ words) Bird owners across South Australia are being invited to hear directly from experts as authorities step up advice around H5 bird flu and how to reduce the risk at home. South Australians with backyard chooks, budgies and other pet birds are…...