Antarctic scientists warn of bird flu spread as penguin cases confirmed
Santiago, Chile Reuters Scientists in Antarctica are warning of the spread of deadly H5N1 avian flu virus after the disease was first confirmed on the frozen continent’s mainland last month and has since been detected in local penguin and cormorant populations. The spread of the virus, which has decimated bird populations worldwide and hit South […]
Emperor penguins now a threatened species due to climate change, US says
New York, US Reuters Antarctica’s emperor penguin is at risk of extinction due to rising global temperatures and sea ice loss, the US Government said Tuesday as it finalized protections for the animal under the US Endangered Species Act. The US Fish and Wildlife Service said emperor penguins should be protected under the law since […]