The man pursuing the sound of every bird in Ireland
With 63% of Ireland's birds at risk of extinction, an Irish ornithologist is utilising recordings he is making to advocate ...
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These Pirate Birds Are Not After Treasure: They Bully Their Peers Into Giving Them Food, Which Spreads Avian Flu
The virus is a serious threat to seabirds, but it is even more dangerous for kleptoparasitic birds. For instance, the virus killed about half of the world's great skua during the 2022 northern ...
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Bird flu may have killed THOUSANDS of penguins in Antarctica: Researchers suspect outbreak of deadly H5N1 virus is behind deaths of around 530 - with many more feared to have died
Dewar's expedition did find the presence of H5 strain bird flu on the Antarctic peninsula and three nearby islands in skua seabirds, predators which feed on penguin eggs and chicks. About 20 ...