Australia said on Friday that scientists had seen symptoms consistent with the destructive H5 bird flu strain on its ...

Australia has reported symptoms indicative of the destructive H5 bird flu strain on sub-Antarctic Heard Island amidst unusual deaths of elephant seals. While not yet confirmed, sightings of the flu ...

During an annual fall event where giant elephants smash massive pumpkins, a baby elephant was too small to crush the largest ...

What a week! With helicopters cleared to fly, the Heard Island project groups got their field equipment ready and the voyage ...

The misfortune of the British naval ship HMS Endurance resulted in one of the most famous survival stories of all time. Now, the history of the disaster is being rewritten. Irish polar explorer Sir ...

Australian scientists have detected signs consistent with H5 avian influenza in elephant seals on Heard Island, a remote ...

Australian scientists have observed signs consistent with H5 avian influenza (bird flu) in wildlife during a management voyage to sub-Antarctic Heard Island.At this stage it is not a confirmed ...

It’s been a relatively quiet year for the northern elephant seals of Whidbey, but they’ve had many antics in the past.