Australia has confirmed a suspected case of the H5 bird flu strain in a wild migratory bird in Western Australia. If confirmed, this would mean the virus has spread to every continent, having already killed millions of birds and mammals globally. Authorities are awaiting further test results.
Australia has confirmed a suspected case of the H5 bird flu strain in a wild migratory bird in Western Australia. If confirmed, this would mean the virus has spread to every continent, having already killed millions of birds and mammals worldwide.
A green group has spotted people landing on an uninhabited island in the southern Hong Kong waters known to be a regular breeding site for a seabird species during mainland China’s Labour Day “golden week” holiday, which coincides with its breeding season. Terns, known as “sea swallows”, are seabirds with typically white or light grey streamlined bodies, long pointed bills and forked tails. While about 40 tern species exist globally, one-third of them, or 12, have been recorded in Hong Kong....
A green group has spotted people landing on an uninhabited island in the southern Hong Kong waters known to be a regular breeding site for a seabird species during mainland China’s Labour Day “golden week” holiday, which coincides with its breeding season. Terns, known as “sea swallows”, are seabirds with typically white or light grey streamlined bodies, long pointed bills and forked tails. While about 40 tern species exist globally, one-third of them, or 12, have been recorded in Hong Kong....
