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Pirate birds who steal food are spreading a deadly flu strain
Seabirds engaging in kleptoparasitism face increased avian flu risk. This behavior accelerates virus spread, threatening bird ...
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10 Common Household Hazards for Birds
Birds make fantastic pets but keeping them safe can be a challenge. There are numerous things within a household that can ...
Gross 'Food Theft' Could Be Responsible for Spread of Deadly Bird Flu
The H5N1 virus, initially restricted to Eurasia and Africa, has since spread to North and South America and even reached ...
'Pirate birds' force other seabirds to regurgitate fish meals. Their thieving ways could spread lethal avian flu
It's not easy finding food at sea. Seabirds often stay aloft, scanning the churning waters for elusive prey. Most seabirds ...
The big city is vibrant. Birds there may be getting less so
Recent studies show that certain feather pigments can help neutralize toxic pollution. It means darker, duller birds could ...
Duck dumping: Abandoned pets often can’t survive in the wild; Chicago bird rescuers overloaded
The bright white feathers of a pair of Pekin ducks ruffled in the summer breeze as they snoozed on concrete steps leading ...
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Is bird flu spreading among people? Data gaps leave researchers in the dark
Mysterious US bird flu case in person without any known contact with an infected animal raises spectre of human-to-human ...
These birds are almost extinct. A radical idea could save them.
With no natural predators, the snakes proliferated, gobbling up the island’s small animals. Already, the snake has driven ...
A highly contagious bird flu strain infected hundreds of dairy cows. Testing shows Mass. dairy farms are virus-free.
On Monday state officials announced they had completed testing on all 95 licensed farms in Massachusetts that have dairy ...
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Birds. Rain. Barbed Wire. Sounds of a Vineyard Become A Musical Score in ‘Harvest in Twelve Parts’
At the Claiborne and Churchill Winery in San Luis Obispo’s Edna Valley, composer and winemaker Brook Munro has written work inspired by the harvest that incorporates the sounds of the vineyard.
The Big City Is Vibrant. Birds There Might Be Getting Less So.
Recent studies show that certain feather pigments can help neutralize toxic pollution. It means darker, duller birds could ...