This domestic bird was found in a park in New York City. Phyllis Tseng/Wild Bird Fund. The rescue of an eye-catching pink pigeon in New York City’s …
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Pink pigeon found in Manhattan struggling to recover, ‘limited success’ attempting to remove dye
The king pigeon, which is a domestic bird, was brought to the Wild Bird Fund, a nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation and education center on the Upper …
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Pigeon ‘dyed pink for New York gender reveal party’ – BBC News
It was rescued and taken to the Wild Bird Fund for treatment. The non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and education group said it believed the pigeon …
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Should we be worried about bird flu spreading to mammals? – New Scientist
Since October 2021, when the latest outbreak began, the H5N1 subtype of the virus has spread through seabird colonies, farmed poultry and wild flocks …
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Bird flu keeps spreading beyond birds. 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.
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Someone dyed a pigeon pink and left it in the streets of NYC to die, bird 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 the bird on Instagram at …
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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.
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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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