With this column I introduce myself and a bird-filled world to the residents of Deer Isle, my wife Linda’s and my summer retreat.
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Horse infected by another mosquito transmitted virus in Ottawa
EEEV is normally transmitted between wild birds and mosquitoes but can sometimes infect horses through bites, similar to other mosquito-born illnesses …
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HOW DID YOU DECIDE WHAT TO NAME YOUR PET? (PART TWO) – FOX41 Yakima
Michaela Kelso (Washington) We have four cats and two dogs. One cat and one dog retained their shelter names, because they just fit them so well. Our …
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Bird species are disappearing at an alarming rate in Kenya – new study – The Conversation
Africa is home to 20% of the world’s bird species, but land-use changes threaten their survival.
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Bird Flu Pandemic Preparedness Activities Are Not Evidence of a Conspiracy
Recently, a type of bird flu — called H5N1 — has been spreading among poultry, dairy cows and wild animals in the U.S. and infecting some farmworkers, …
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How U.S. farms could start a bird flu pandemic – The Japan Times
… birds into cattle and then spread to other parts of the country. “At that time, there was a lot of virus in wild birds, but that seems to have …
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Seaside Seabird Sanctuary stresses the three R’s | Beaches | tbnweekly.com
… wild birds that become injured. Each bird that we can release back into the wild makes it worthwhile, and we wouldn’t be able to accomplish this …
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis identified in a wild bird in Waldo County, Maine | PenBay Pilot
So far this year, the Maine CDC and MDIFW have found and detected WNV in 15 birds, EEE in one bird, and Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) in four mosquito …
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The Bird Rescuer – Random Lengths News
Kylie Clatterbuck’s Journey from Deepwater Horizon to Wildlife Hero. By Evelyn McDonnell. In 2010, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf …
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The Tar Sands are Turning North America’s Most Important Migratory Bird Habitat into a Graveyard
Migratory birds from all parts of North America are facing an unprecedented crisis in Alberta’s Peace-Athabasca Delta, home of the tar sands.
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