Learning from COVID-19: Here’s what is needed to prepare for the next global health emergency

A new pandemic may already be on the horizon as highly pathogenic avian influenza is raising growing alarm

India records 1,036 species for backyard bird count — third highest globally

Among states, Kerala records most checklists, West Bengal reports most species

Avian flu reaches mainland Antarctica, confirm scientists

Discovery triggers need to prepare polar programmes to avoid transmission of infection to humans

Bird flu outbreak in Andhra: Could H5N1 spark next pandemic? New paper warns of risks

Over 48 mammal species infected with virus since 2020; threat of mutation that sustains human-to-human transmission

Urban Menace: Discourage feeding of pigeons

Food security is the main cause of the bird populations thriving in human habitations 

First penguin deaths in sub-Antarctic region attributed to bird flu strain

The highly infectious avian influenza strain H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has killed millions of birds and mammals across the globe

Bird flu decimates seabird populations in UK over two years

Slow-breeding seabirds face an uphill battle to recover from significant losses, scientists express deep concern

Odisha’s Chilika lake gets more winged visitors this summer despite scorching heat

Over 62,000 birds of 88 species found in lake during annual summer survey

Bird species in northeastern India shifting to higher elevations, face threat of extinction

Researchers say certain bird species shifting to degraded forest systems for climate change adaptation may go extinct  

We should only worry about bird flu making us sick when we see human-to-human transmission

There is no evidence yet that any avian flu strain has spread from human to human

Surging bird flu cases may increase human infection risk, warn UN agencies & WOAH

Urge countries to strengthen disease surveillance and improve hygiene at poultry farms

H5N1 bird flu could wipe out thousands of penguins across Antarctica

Scientists believe that once transmitted, the flu in Antarctica will be hard to contain due to challenges in testing

Bird flu scare in Kerala: What’s pushing sudden rise in cases again?

Mass culling of ducks in Kerala spark loss fears among farmers

Bird flu: Dead chickens found on Bihar field trigger panic

Animal husbandry officials have sent serum samples of the dead birds for analysis 

French bird flu vaccine for ducks may be launched soon

Nearly 9,000 marine creatures killed due to the virus in Chile

First polar bear to die of bird flu – what are the implications?

Any further cases might also be closely associated with outbreaks of H5N1 in a nearby seabird colony

In a first, a polar bear has died of avian flu in the Arctic

Ecosystems in polar regions are particularly vulnerable to bird flu because they contain many animals found nowhere else in the world and never …

COVID-19 takes a toll on Chilika’s boatmen

As many as 10,000 boatmen have been looking for alternate sources of income

Bird flu confirmed in Sambhar, 80 birds dead in 5 days

Veterinarians deployed by local administration yet to reach bird flu-hit Sambhar

Forests are breaking up in tropics but coming together elsewhere — here’s what it means for wildlife & climate

Forest fragmentation is bad news for many unique animal and plant species 

Animal biodiversity loss limits plants’ ability to adapt to climate change globally: Experts

India 

Odisha bird poaching: 2 arrested with carcass of migratory birds in Chilika

Around 5 poachers have been arrested in the state since October 

Bihar starts tagging migratory birds for conservation

As many as 91 migratory birds have been tagged so far

Simply Put: Virus and virus

How Assam’s Deepor Beel is perishing from concretisation, waste dumping

The lake is home to exotic birds, wildlife and supports livelihoods of hundreds