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<b>Bird</b> flu keeps spreading beyond <b>birds</b>. Scientists worry it signals a growing threat to humans, too

Global bird populations are being ravaged by a deadly strain of avian flu, wiping out flocks of domestic poultry and killing wild birds. Read More...

Someone dyed a pigeon pink and left it in the streets of NYC to die, <b>bird</b> rescue group says – TODAY

One of the rescuers from the Wild Bird Fund found the animal in Madison Square Park on Jan. 30. The group shared a photo of...

Pink pigeon found in New York was ‘probably dyed for gender reveal party’ – The Guardian

Rosy-plumaged bird found wandering in city square was domestic king pigeon unable to fend for itself, wildlife group says. Read More at Source.

<b>Bird</b> flu jumps to mammals amid UK’s biggest outbreak of avian virus – The Independent

Now foxes and otters have been infected, and are believed to have eaten dead wild birds that were infected with avian flu. Read More at...

Avian Flu: UK a ‘Long Way’ From Seeing Covid-19-Like Infection in Humans – Bloomberg

“These are wild mammals, animals that scavenge on sick and dead birds, and there’s a lot of dead wild birds at the moment due to...

<b>Bird</b> flu found in nine otters and foxes since 2021 | UK News

The animals are thought to have eaten dead wild birds that were infected with the virus, but the UK is a “long way” from being...

Pennsylvania Has First Avian Influenza Case of Year | Poultry News | lancasterfarming.com

Avian influenza is mainly spread by wild birds, which appear to be starting … for Pennsylvania birds moving to New Jersey live bird markets, … Read...

KU professor part of team that won NSF grant to create international center to predict …

“We would have a predictive understanding of which types of new bird flu strains have pandemic potential. You can imagine the value of monitoring wild …...

<b>Birds</b> are just as fashion conscious as people | The Economist

A study published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology by Sonja Wild and Lucy Aplin of the Max Planck Institute for Behavioural Biology, in … Read More...

Pink Pigeon Found in NYC, Rescued by <b>Wild Bird</b> Fund – Green Matters

“This poor bird has it bad enough as a domestic bird unable to find food in the wild, fly well, or escape predators, but being...