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world1 month ago•280 min saved

Subantarctic bird flu devastates seal pups on Heard Island, scientists say

A deadly H5N1 bird flu outbreak has hit Heard Island and McDonald Islands, killing an estimated 13,000 seal pups and hundreds of adult king penguins. Drone surveys showed about 76% pup mortality across 17,000 pups, with one area at 97%. Genetic data suggest the virus arrived from the Crozet Islands around August 2025, marking the virus’s eastward spread to Australian external territory; the impact on breeding adults is still unclear and the study (BioRxiv) has not been peer reviewed. As of February, the Australian mainland and New Zealand had no reported H5N1 cases.

via CNN|

#bird-flu #h5n1 #heard-island

environment2 months ago•10 min saved

Ivanpah Solar Plant Kills Thousands of Birds While Regulators Keep It Open

A Fox News Digital investigation finds regulators have allowed the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility to operate despite ongoing wildlife deaths—thousands of birds killed annually by the plant’s concentrated solar beams—under a monitoring-and-mitigation regime that avoids fines or shutdowns. The plant, funded as part of the Obama-era clean energy push, was approved with the expectation that wildlife impacts would be managed later; enforcement is shared among multiple agencies, and penalties for incidental bird deaths have been narrowed by legal reinterpretations, keeping the facility in compliance even as bird mortality continues.

via Fox News|

#birds #environment #ivanpah

wildlife-conservation2 years ago•1 min saved

Mysterious Disease Claims Dozens of Deer in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has determined that 30 to 40 deer found dead in Crawford County died from hemorrhagic disease, which is caused by viruses spread by biting midges. While elk and deer are susceptible to the infection, deer are more vulnerable, and large-scale mortality events have been recorded in the state in recent years. Hemorrhagic disease poses no danger to humans or pets, and the Game Commission is urging people to report sightings of two or more dead deer in the same area.

via PennLive|

#deer #hemorrhagic-disease #pennsylvania-game-commission