The department of forestry, fisheries and environment has confirmed the presence of the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus on South Africa’s sub-Antarctic territory of Marion Island.

A fast spreading form of bird flu is devastating colonies where almost half of the world’s wandering albatrosses breed on a ...

The deaths of adult seabirds are of great concern as most species only start to breed at 3 to 10 years of age, and most ...

Experts warn that South Africa is on the brink of an avian influenza disaster, urging the government to act swiftly to ...

The virus has claimed 150 wandering albatross chicks, but adults in other species are a bigger concern, says the Department ...

A lucky group of scientists were able to explore a never-before-seen part of the Antarctic after an ice shelf broke, revealing newly exposed seafloor and a previously inaccessible ecosystem ...

Unless you’re a research scientist, you’ll only ever be able to land in Antarctica off a small expedition cruise ship. Silversea in Antarctica. But although expedition companies are sending ...

A tense situation among members of an isolated base in Antarctica could foretell conflicts among astronauts on a long distance journey to Mars. The South African Antarctic research base ...