South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry farms in the ...

South Africa’s beloved Blue Crane is now officially classified as vulnerable, confirmed in the newly published Regional Red ...

The outbreaks hit an industry struggling from an electricity crisis. One expert said three recent bird flu outbreaks have caused losses of at least $25 million to South Africa's poultry industry.

South Africa’s national bird, the distinctive blue crane, has officially been uplisted from near-threatened to vulnerable, ...

Without protocol reforms, mass vaccinations of the national flock will be unlikely. Astral Foods became the first broiler ...

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The blue crane, South Africa’s national bird, is now at greater risk of extinction, as a new regional assessment lists the species as “vulnerable.” “A Near-Threatened listing is no longer appropriate, ...

About six million egg layers and 2.5 million breeder chickens, nearly a third of the national flock, have been culled due to the bird flu, according to the South African Poultry Association.

Native African species have declined severely, such as the Augur buzzard, at 78 percent; Beaudouin’s snake-eagle, at 83 percent; and Rüppell's vulture, at 97 percent.Once a very common bird ...