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SCAR warmly congratulates the interdisciplinary team — including Professor Jan Strugnell (James Cook University), Dr Sally Lau (James Cook University / SAEF), Dr Nerida Wilson (CSIRO & Western Australian Museum), Professor Nick Golledge and Professor Tim Naish (Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington) — on winning the 2025 Aspire Scholarship Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research. The award recognises the novel collaboration between molec...| SCAR
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Antarctic Wildlife Health Network - Action Group| SCAR
Since 2021, the global wildlife pandemic caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b (hereafter, HPAI) has impacted over 350 species of wild birds and 60 species of mammals (Klaassen and Wille 2023; FAO 2024). As well as the diversity of wildlife affected, HPAI is having population and species level consequences. For example, ~40% of Peruvian Pelicans in Peru, (Wille and Waldenstrom 2023; Leguia et al 2023) and 9% of all South American Sea lions (Plaza et al 2024) i...| SCAR
Prepared by the Antarctic Wildlife Health Network (AWHN) and Joint Expert Group for Human Biology and Medicine (JEGHBM)| SCAR
Joint statement from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP), International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).| SCAR
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP), the Committee for Environment Protection (CEP) and the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) are concerned about the heightened risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in Antarctica in the 2023/24 season and the devastating impacts it could have on the region’s unique wildlife.| SCAR
Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Monitoring Project| SCAR