The Field Museum unveiled its acquisition Monday of a fossil showing the earliest known bird species — Archaeopteryx.
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Bird migration over Bay Area peaks in early May: ‘The world in motion’ – The Mercury News
Experts encourage bird-watching as thousands of birds take flight for northward trek each night.
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Tatum: All about turkey and trout (and migrating birds) – The Times Herald
Pennsylvania’s turkeys are talking and the Keystone State’s trout are biting. So, with both trout season and spring gobbler season now open, …
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Klobuchar, Cornyn, Colleagues Urge USDA Secretary Vilsack to Strengthen Interagency …
As the wild bird migration continues this spring, we stand ready to work with you and department staff to contain and stop this outbreak and …
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Q&A on H5N1 Bird Flu – The Atlanta Voice
H5N1 bird flu has been detected in American dairy cattle, raising concerns about potential human infection. Pasteurization inactivates the virus, …
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Bird flu virus is abundant in the milk of sick cows – Successful Farming
Genetic testing revealed that wild birds initially infected cattle with the virus, but the USDA has found evidence that it has since spread from cow …
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Bird Flu Is Bad for Poultry and Dairy Cows. It’s Not a Dire Threat for Most of Us — Yet.
Headlines are flying after the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows. KFF Health News explains …
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States to CDC on bird flu: ‘Back off’ – POLITICO
Texas, the first state where the bird flu virus was detected, hasn’t invited the CDC to conduct epidemiological field studies, even though its health …
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Okefenokee Swamp Animals | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Black bears are important to the environment because they spread seeds, even more than birds. They break up forest canopies and help decomposition, …
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Application of citizen science with the nationwide bird census | Scientific Reports – Nature
These habitats serve as important stopovers for the wintering and breeding sites of migratory birds, particularly various waterbirds that breed in …
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