The circulating bird flu has become "widespread" in the Bay State, as officials believe the virus has killed 500 to 1,000 wild birds across the region. And the total number of dead birds is likely ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been ...

Birds have, for centuries, been captured from the wild to be kept in cages—valued for their looks, songs and ability to imitate sounds. Data compiled by the Convention on International Trade in ...

Since late 2021, a panzootic, or "a pandemic in animals," of highly pathogenic bird flu variant H5N1 has devastated wild birds, agriculture, and mammals. Unlike previous outbreaks, aggressive culling ...

Avian H5N1 took a big leap about four years ago. Previously the virus, first detected in the mid-1990s, would tear through domesticated poultry, killing off flocks in days. It occasionally jumped to ...

Hong Kong and Singapore, two Asian wildlife trade hubs, imported more than a million live wild birds, nearly two-thirds from Africa between 2006 and 2020, according to a new analysis of customs data.

Congress of the Birds, a Rhode Island wildlife rehabilitation organization, is building a new center in Chepachet. Founder Sheida Soleimani is converting an old house into a clinic and building ...

It’s winter, the snow is falling, you’re cold, and the birds outside your home are chilled – and hungry, too. What should you do for them? First, be aware that feeding wild creatures requires care, ...

West African songbirds are exported in large quantities for the global pet trade (seen in an export facility in Senegal). Courtesy World Parrot Trust Birds have, for centuries, been captured from the ...