… birds of harassing other birds and stealing their food and potentially their viruses. … Wild birds gain immunity to avian flu in ‘encouraging sign’ …
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Seabird ‘Food Theft’ May Spread Deadly Avian Flu – ScienceBlog.com
Avian influenza: A highly contagious viral infection that occurs naturally in wild aquatic birds and can infect domestic poultry and other bird and …
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Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU hosts “Birds in Art” opening reception
Sarah Griego, museum curator of education, said the community was invited to come out and see the live birds from Wild Bird Rescue and engage in the …
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Seabird Food Theft May Spread Deadly Avian Flu | Mirage News
These insights will contribute to the coordinated management of avian influenza in Australia, including the National Avian Influenza Wild Bird …
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Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Possibility of Human Transmission – FOX41 Yakima
… 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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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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