The H5N1 virus would be confirmed by the British Antarctic Survey in brown skua predatory birds on South Georgia, a UK subantarctic territory, in October — just months after the meeting. These ...

The annual Antarctic Fellowships ... s Science Support Working Group with her enthusiasm to better understand how skua species have genetically adapted to establish in the polar regions.

Brown skua (Catharacta antarctica) on Bird Island, South Georgia (Richard Phillips) The highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in brown skua populations on Bird Island, South ...