Birds

August 6, 2026 Catrin Einhorn

Birds Are Dying. Clues Point to El Niño.

A die-off of seabirds has some experts thinking an El Niño weather pattern is to blame, a look at data centers and pollution, and more climate news.

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August 6, 2026 Petra Stock

‘We expected it, but now it’s here’: on the frontline of Australia’s bird flu outbreak, people are distressed

As Australia prepares for the H5 bird flu to potentially rip through hundreds of species, residents of the Limestone Coast are already seeing the impactsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or dail…

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August 5, 2026 Laura Chung

New Zealand is Racing to Vaccinate Its Endangered Birds Against Bird Flu

Conservation experts are trying to slow the march of the viral disease in a country that is home to rare and endangered bird species.