Rosy-plumaged bird found wandering in city square was domestic king pigeon unable to fend for itself, wildlife group says.
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Bird 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.
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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 the bird flu presence …
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Bird 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 in a situation …
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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, …
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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 …
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Birds 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 …
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Pink Pigeon Found in NYC, Rescued by Wild Bird 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 a bright, unusual color …
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Animal hoarder pushes limits of local rescue facilities – Port Townsend Leader
Duck, duck, goose, another goose, too many geese. Center Valley Animal Rescue and Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue are still recovering after being …
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Mysterious pink pigeon rescued from Madison Square Park – Gothamist
It was also freezing cold and thought to be severely malnourished, according to Rita McMahon, the director of the Wild Bird Fund, …
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