Responding to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) and the conservation crisis in wild birds – where next?

Responding to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) and the conservation crisis in wild birds – where next?

Editorial to the second HPAI-themed issue of Bird Study.

Bird Study, 2025

Citation

Atkinson, P.W. & Baillie, S.R. 2025. Responding to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) and the conservation crisis in wild birds – where next?. Bird Study 72: 1–4. doi:10.1080/00063657.2025.2509991
Black-headed Gull, victim of HPAI, by Dawn Balmer / BTO

Overview

HPAI has now affected over 300 avian species globally, including seabirds, raptors, and waterfowl, with significant mortality observed across both hemispheres.