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October 08, 2026
Like a dark cloud of pestilence spreading across the globe in a science fiction movie, a highly contagious, fatal strain of avian influenza is continuing its death march across the globe, infecting wild birds, poultry, dairy cattle, and mammals from pole-to-pole, sometimes with massive mortalities.
September 11, 2026
The Australian Antarctic Division has made an unprecedented and controversial decision to evacuate its research station on a remote sub-Antarctic island for fear that a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 avian flu known as 2.3.4.4b will soon reach its shores....
September 10, 2026
Australia’s Macquarie Island is a haven for species such as elephant and fur seals, penguins, albatrosses and petrels, and a key site for wildlife researchers. But it is not safe from H5N1 bird flu.
August 10, 2026
For the first time in recorded history, in recent years, avian flu reached Antarctica, threatening animals in an already fragile ecosystem....
June 15, 2026
Five new projects supported by the Catalyzing Conservation Fund are tackling urgent challenges wild species and local communities face across four continents and an array of marine and terrestrial ecosystems, from the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific Coral Triangle to the frozen tundras of the circumpolar Arctic.
May 15, 2026
A population genetic study of endangered penguins combined with genome-wide associations in the context of infectious disease outbreaks highlights the need for tailored management and conservation plans for species with fragmented populations....
February 19, 2026
From the islands of the Subantarctic to the dairy farms of the northeastern U.S., Dr. Amandine Gamble is on a mission to learn how different wildlife species contribute to disease transmission networks.
December 09, 2025
Dr. Amandine Gamble, disease ecologist and veterinarian, is part of the scientific team that has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza on Beauchêne Island, the home of the world’s second-largest colony of black-browed albatross.
November 25, 2025
The story of how a research team, including Cornell's Dr. Amandine Gamble, confirmed the first case of bird flu in Antarctic ice seals—an alarming sign of how climate change is fueling the spread of deadly pathogens to Earth’s last frontier.
November 06, 2025
As a veterinary student passionate about wildlife health, One Health, and infectious disease ecology, this experience was a turning point....