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The world is currently seeing the fastest-spreading, largest-ever outbreak of H5N1, a highly contagious, deadly strain of avian influenza. Scientists say this virus now presents an existential threat to the world’s biodiversity, with the risk to humans rising as it continues to leap the species barrier, reaching new host species.

Marine biologist Bill Montevecchi is ranked in the top two per cent of the world's scientists. While researching the foraging tactics and migratory ecology of seabirds, he has witnessed how the avian flu is killing off seabird colonies in Newfoundland and beyond — and warns something needs to be done.

Avian flu has decimated the marine creatures on the country’s Pacific coastline and scientists fear it could be jumping from mammal to mammal

L'armée ukrainienne peut compter sur le soutien des Magyar Birds pour lutter contre la Russie.

The coasts of Alaska are piled up with dead birds dying of starvation. Experts say that climate change is resulting in shifts in the food chain.

Près de la moitié des espèces d’oiseau sont en déclin dans le monde et une sur huit est menacée d’extinction sous la pression notamment de l’agriculture, de l’exploitation forestière et du changement climatique, alerte un rapport de référence publié mercredi par l’ONG internationale BirdLife.

oiseaux et déchets, photographies.

Pet cats kill songbirds by the million, as well as rodents and other wildlife. But how much of a threat do they really pose, and should they be kept indoors? Expert opinion is divided

Au Canada, la découverte de nids endommagés d’une espèce de colibris a stoppé les travaux de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain. Le colibri révèle ainsi les dommages écologiques et climatiques du projet.