… bird flu may have spread from one human to another for the … Bird flu has also been found in commercial and backyard flocks and in wild birds.
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Wild Birds
The shoebill stork is our imposing lifeform of the week – EarthSky
The problem is that many birds taken from their native environment and placed in zoos don’t mate, as these animals have specific habitat requirements.
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Attempt to smuggle 78 rare cranes foiled in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – The Express Tribune
The Wildlife Department has also called upon local residents to assist in safeguarding these rare birds. An awareness programme on the illegal hunting …
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Q&A: The U.S. can, and should, do more on H5N1 bird flu, a top WHO official says
The outbreak raises concerns that a virus that is genetically coded to infect wild birds will adapt to be able to more easily infect mammals like …
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Conservationists lead Northern Bald Ibis to wintering grounds – BirdGuides
Zoos have been successful in breeding the species in captivity but, as a species that learns its migration route from older wild birds, establishing …
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Amazing moment zoo sets free 49 of Australia’s rarest birds – Yahoo News
After the wild population plummeted to around 50 birds, a captive breeding program was established to try and prevent the extinction of the species.
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Snettisham ringed plover breeding project sees numbers rise – BBC
A project to increase the number of plover birds has been hailed a success. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said chick …
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H5N1 Bird flu, climate change, and the social rights of the working class
As of last week, more than 10,000 wild birds have been detected with H5N1. Over 100 million poultry were affected with outbreaks across 48 states …
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Rare smelly penguin wins New Zealand bird of the year contest – The Guardian
New Zealand’s only native mammals are bats and marine species, putting the spotlight on its birds, which are beloved – and often rare. Over the years, …
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These birds are almost extinct. A radical idea could save them. – The Boston Globe
With only about 130 left in captivity, siheks are extinct in the wild. Soon, these nine young kingfishers reared here at the Sedgwick County Zoo will …
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