An outbreak of avian flu—a highly contagious viral infection that affects wild birds as well as poultry—has hit poultry farms in South Africa. Two different strains are causing outbreaks in the ...

The Endangered Wildlife Trust has partnered with the International Crane Foundation will lead South Africa's National Crane ...

Birds of prey and vultures (raptors) play a vital role in ecosystems, both as top predators and key scavengers. However, compared to many other bird species, raptor populations are declining faster.

When conservation efforts bring a species back from the brink of extinction, it is worth celebrating. It is no easy feat to implement policy changes, and it can be challenging to convince those who ...

Cape Town, South Africa — South Africa has culled about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain dozens of outbreaks of two separate strains of avian influenza that threaten to create a shortage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" words PARIS (Reuters) -South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 ...

Pedzi Manase, a backyard hens and eggs farmer in the Gauteng township of Duduza, is conflicted about the bird flu outbreak ravaging South Africa’s poultry sector. On the one hand, the immigrant from ...

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Birds of prey and vultures (raptors) play a vital role in ecosystems, both as top predators and key scavengers. However, compared to many other bird species, raptor populations are declining faster.

A farm manager walks among chickens at a South African chicken farm. Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/AFP via Getty Images. An outbreak of avian flu – a highly contagious viral infection that affects wild ...