Captivity can alter the wing shape of birds, reducing their chances of surviving after they are released into the wild.
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Bird News
Praying for healing for our pet – Catholic Review
I said goodbye to Ron and Bart and headed to the car to call my husband and text a few friends and family members to pray. Surgery on this tiny bird …
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H5N1 bird flu: What you need to know about the latest outbreak – The World Economic Forum
Very few humans have been infected with bird flu, but with high levels of … Increasingly the virus is being detected among wild birds and other …
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BLANE KLEMEK OUTDOORS: Black-billed magpies are a bird of striking beauty – Bemidji Pioneer
Indeed, no other wild bird looks like a magpie. Even so, the black-billed magpie has several close relatives. The American crow, common raven, …
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Pet dogs a threat to nesting birds in South Walney – warning – BBC News
Dog walkers, beach-goers and drone users are disturbing nesting birds at a nature reserve, conservation chiefs have warned.
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Owl crashes into window in Merrimack, New Hampshire – WMUR
There were numerous attacks on a family’s pet in Merrimack on St. … the owl in the snow below the window staring at the bird cage,” Auger said.
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Hilo woman cited for allegedly taking nene gosling from park | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The department’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the Hawaii … catching possessing a wild bird or mammal or disturbing their habitat.
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Brazen thieves steal parrot worth $2.5K outside owner’s home – New York Post
A devastated California family is pleading for help after their pet … porch and aggressively grabbed the 4′ by 2′ bird cage with the parrot …
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The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs, including a rescued sloth, … This project included the capture of wild birds from Scandinavia and …
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Falklands, no confirmed cases of avian influenza in wild or domestic birds – MercoPress
… across the Islands, there have, to date, been no confirmed cases of avian influenza (bird flu) in the Falkland Islands wild or domestic birds.
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