A fatal strain of bird flu has been identified on Antarctica’s continent for the first time, scientists say, posing a risk to the southern region’s massive penguin colonies. “This discovery demonstrates for the first time that the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus has reached Antarctica despite the distance and natural barriers that separate it from […]
A deadly type of bird flu has been found in gentoo penguins for the first time, according to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), stoking concern that the virus could spread among Antarctica’s huge penguin colonies. According to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (Scar), the case was recorded on South Georgia Island. A […]