The unique genetics of the Australian black swan leaves the species vulnerable to viral illnesses such as avian flu, University of Queensland research has revealed. The UQ-led study has generated ...

University of Western Australia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. For years, scientists have known bird flu kills every black swan it infects. This means if the ...

"We have done work on the Australian black swan, and we can see that species is particularly vulnerable — more so than, say, a white swan — partly due to differences in its immune system that ...

and Australian Black Swans. This year, the city’s swan population faced significant losses due to Avian Influenza and an otter encounter. In August, the park introduced more pairs of Whooper ...

A black swan, rarely seen in the UK ... people can remember seeing its lesser-spotted cousin, which is native to Australia. A study of bird populations in 2012 found there were just 37 confirmed ...