Australian scientists aboard RSV Nuyina reported unusual elephant seal deaths on sub-Antarctic Heard Island, showing signs consistent with H5 avian influenza. If confirmed, it would be the first recorded H5 detection in an Australian sub-Antarctic territory.
A new study published today in the Cell Press journal Current Biology shows a catastrophic decline in wilderness areas around the world over the last 20 years. Researchers demonstrated alarming losses comprising a tenth of global wilderness since the 1990s, with the…
Wildlife officials say they have no idea what is killing thousands of ducks and geese along Lake Erie and the Maumee River. Infected birds simply throw their heads back and lose their motor skills before they die. No one knows how far it could spread. "This may…
