Antarctica Records First Confirmed Wildlife Die-Off from H5N1 Avian Influenza, Skuas Decimated
More than 50 skuas, robust seabirds inhabiting the polar and subpolar regions, succumbed to the…
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Oliver Quin Antarctica’s Fragile Ecosystem Faces Unprecedented Threat as H5N1 Avian Influenza Causes First Confirmed Wildlife Die-Off.
More than 50 skuas, large predatory seabirds, perished across Antarctica during the austral summers of…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Confirmed as Cause of First Wildlife Die-Off in Antarctica, Threatening Fragile Ecosystems
More than 50 skuas perished in Antarctica during the austral summers of 2023 and 2024,…