Tokyo: Japan’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that it has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Saitama Prefecture, marking the country’s 12th outbreak this season and the first case in the greater Tokyo area …

Two domesticated ducklings appeared out of the blue at the regulator end of the Sukhna lake last week. Though walkers tried hard to get the ducklings to take to water, the little ones were not interested. Strangely, the stray dogs, too, were not interested …

… by members of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA … scale for millions of migratory waterbirds.  “Despite commendable … Sudd swamplands of South Sudan, due to oil exploration … of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in wild birds since …

   Wild animals are being captured from the wild and subjected to inhumane conditions in commercial wildlife farming facilities. [File, Standard] From poaching to farming and trading, Kenya’s wildlife is facing a new crisis. What once was a fight against …

A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving.  A warming and increasingly populated planet puts humans in contact with more and different viruses. And increased mobility means that viruses can rapidly travel across the globe …

Avian influenza or bird flu is devastating wildlife around the world. It is estimated that more than 500 bird species have been affected, and millions of birds have died. "The concern is that it could be introduced via migrating wild birds or …

Planckendael (Brussels Morning Newspaper) January 14, 2026 – The first white storks arrived at Planckendael Zoo near Mechelen, marking their traditional return as spring harbingers. Zoo staff observed the initial migrants touching down at the stork …

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound – formed by bat excrement – and sinks its teeth into a bat. But this is no ordinary bat colony. The thousands of Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) found in this cave are …

Amidst a lackadaisical public health response, two viruses with pandemic potential continue to spread in the United States. The California Department of Health reported the first case of mpox in the United States caused by the clade I mpox virus. …

The reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. In the bustling Jatinegara market in Jakarta, cages are stacked three metres high, holding creatures from all corners of Indonesia and beyond. Bats, raccoon dogs, macaques and songbirds — …