In early October of last year, the first wild birds infected with the H5N1 HPAI virus serotype were identified in South Georgia and the South Sandwich …
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Wild Birds
Study finds ability to solve food puzzles is the only predictor of innovation, brain size in wild birds
When certain species of wild birds and primates discover new ways of finding food in the wild, it can serve to measure their flexibility and …
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Avian Influenza Virus Is Adapting to Spread to Marine Mammals | UC Davis
The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 has adapted to spread between birds and marine mammals, posing an immediate threat to wildlife …
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Public Risk Low Following the Confirmation of First Case of H5N1 (Bird Flu) – Connect Bridgeport
The virus can be spread in various ways from flock to flock, including by wild birds, through contact with infected poultry, by equipment and on …
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Study Reveals Foraging Skills Indicate Brain Size, Innovativeness in Wild Birds, Primates
Discover the groundbreaking research on the correlation between specific foraging problem-solving skills and brain size in wild birds and primates …
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A model for the evolution of intelligence | Newsroom – McGill University
McGill study finds ability to solve food puzzles is the only predictor of innovation, brain size in wild birds When certain species of wild birds …
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Gannet and great skua among UK seabirds devastated by avian flu, finds new report
The H5N1 strain of avian flu spread to wild birds in 2021 with devastating consequences. “The findings from this new report are extremely worrying …
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Tips to keep Michigan birds safe at feeders – Big Rapids Pioneer
The Department of Natural Resources reports that avian influenza, a highly pathogenic virus, is still a danger to wild bird populations.
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Man to plead guilty for killing eagles, illegally selling feathers – Scripps News
Prosecutors say the man and others killed about 3,600 birds during a yearslong “killing spree” on the Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere. A …
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Man to plead guilty for killing eagles, illegally selling feathers – News Channel 5
Feathers and other parts of eagles and other birds are highly prized among many Native American tribes for use in sacred ceremonies and during powwows …
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