Bird flu is hitting the U.S. hard. Now, migratory birds are flying north
COVID-19, scientists are watching another virus warily: H5N1. It’s been circulating widely in the U.S. — and now, wild birds ...
Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they’re declining in the US, new report shows
For several decades, waterfowl stood out as a conservation bright spot with duck populations growing nationwide even as many ...
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What Will Make Us Care Enough to Save Endangered Species?
PHOTOGRAPHED AT INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR BIRDS OF PREY, NEWENT, ENGLAND Ideally I could have gone to the leading marketing agency for nature and asked what to do to get people to emotionally ...
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RFK, Jr. Wants to Let Bird Flu Spread on Poultry Farms. Why Experts Are Concerned
Health secretary RFK, Jr. has repeatedly suggested that farmers should let bird flu spread through flocks. Experts explain why that’s a dangerous idea ...
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What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders
More than 12,000 individual birds have tested positive since the virus began spreading, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department ... the best thing they can do is call their local wildlife ...