Woodcocks and pochard, pintail and goldeneye ducks among threatened species protected by proposals ...

Alastair Ward receives funding from the BBSRC and Defra. But the disease doesn’t only threaten poultry and egg production – it also threatens wild bird populations in a way that it never has before.

A human case of bird flu has recently been detected in England. This news comes just days after restrictions were put in place to curb the virus's spread among wild birds and poultry in England and ...

Scientists have embarked on a one-year, £1.5 million research project to combat the highly pathogenic strain of bird flu wreaking havoc on UK seabirds and heaping pressure on poultry farming. With ...

Britain was today rocked by fresh bird flu fears after a human case was detected in England. Officials said the unidentified Brit, thought to be from the West Midlands, is believed to have contracted ...

If you're keen to entice stunning birds like robins, house sparrows and blue tits to your garden, there's one food item they ...

The RSPCA said that while the use of netting to prevent birds nesting on properties is legal, it "could become illegal if ...

The H5N1 bird flu has spilled over to a sheep for the first time, infecting a domesticated ruminant in the United Kingdom much like it did US dairy cows, according to UK officials. The single sheep—a ...

More than 30 swans have been found dead in London's Docklands, with concerns the deaths may be linked to an outbreak of avian flu. The birds have been recovered from West India and Millwall docks, ...

Ed Hutchinson receives funding from the Wellcome Trust and UKRI, including through the Flu:TrailMap-One Health consortium which is working to respond to the H5N1 outbreak. He has unpaid positions on ...