Avian influenza (bird flu) has the potential of becoming a pandemic virus. Periodically it proliferates in wild migratory birds. Currently, a highly …
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Wild Birds
Pigeons shot with arrows in Duston – BBC News
The RSPCA says harming all wild birds is illegal without a licence. The charity pointed out that all wild birds were protected under the Wildlife …
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Taiwan to fully lift decade-long ban on Japanese food imports
… wild birds and other wild animals, and “koshiabura” (foraged vegetables) from Fukushima, Gunma, Chiba, Ibaraki, and Tochigi prefectures to be …
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Scientists Recreate Neanderthal Bird Butchering Techniques – Mirage News
The scientists collected five wild birds that had died of natural causes from the Wildlife Ecology, Rehabilitation and Surveillance Centre (CERVAS) in …
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Motorcycle racer turned TV presenter Guy Martin visits Hall Farm Wild Bird Supplies, Weston
A motorcycle racer turned TV presenter paid a surprise visit to an award-winning country store’s café this weekend. Staff at Hall Farm Wild Bird …
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Neanderthal cooking skills put to the test with birds and stone tools | New Scientist
In an effort to understand ancient Neanderthal food preparation techniques, researchers butchered five wild birds using flint stone tools and …
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Neanderthals ate birds. But how? – Popular Science
To build it, the team collected five wild birds that had died of natural causes from the Wildlife Ecology, Rehabilitation and Surveillance Centre in …
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The Ethics of Playback: Using Recorded Birdsong To Attract Birds – Emagazine.com
Dear EarthTalk: Is it ethical for birders to use “playback” to see birds? —P.L., via email. Birders and wildlife photographers can become frustrated …
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Brazil temporarily suspends poultry exports due to virus outbreak – AviNews
Newcastle disease, caused by the avian paramyxovirus, poses a significant threat to both domestic and wild birds. The virus spreads rapidly within …
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