A 1960s study estimated that more than 90 per cent of bird species have a monogamous mating system, the remainder being polygamous – either polygynous …
Read More at Source.
Bird News
Bird populations in the Amazon are declining without clear cause – EHN
Bird populations in the Amazon’s Yasuní Biosphere Reserve have mysteriously dropped by half over 23 years, with climate change being a potential …
Read More at Source.
Deadly bird flu is leaving a ‘trail of destruction’ in Antarctica and has scientists on edge | 7.30
Australian authorities are planning for an outbreak of the latest bird flu variant following a stark discovery at one of the most remote places on …
Read More at Source.
The Bird-Flu Host We Should Worry About – The Atlantic
The Bird-Flu Host We Should Worry About. Pigs have a track record of hosting flu viruses that jump to us. By Katherine J. Wu. a pig silhouetted …
Read More at Source.
We Don’t Know How Bad Bird Flu Is Getting – New York Magazine
Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina says we don’t understand the full extent of the bird-flu outbreak, in part because authorities are making familiar …
Read More at Source.
Interior Approves Funding for Migratory Bird Wetland Conservation
The Department of the Interior (DOI) recently approved $87 million to conserve, restore, or enhance 315,000 acres of wetland for migratory birds.
Read More at Source.
The pet I’ll never forget: Pi-chan the goldfinch, the baby bird we refused to let die
I remember picking the bird up; so does Hiraki. I remember trying to see if I could spot the nest but the tree being too dense for me to get my head …
Read More at Source.
Raw milk: What to know about pasteurization and bird flu | News – Colorado Springs Gazette
The discovery of bird flu virus particles in the commercial milk supply has reignited public interest in the century-long debate over pasteurizing …
Read More at Source.
UW Medicine infectious disease expert Dr. Helen Chu addresses bird flu concerns | News
Recent bird flu outbreaks among dairy cows and the detection of the H5N1 virus in farm animals nationwide have raised concerns about potential …
Read More at Source.
Couple love their pet parrots so much they take them to B&Q and the pub – Metro
Charlie doesn’t fly, as Elwood couldn’t fly and Charlie would look after the fellow bird – but since Elwood’s death, the couple have been trying to …
Read More at Source.