Scientists have saved the song of a critically endangered Australian bird by recruiting wild males to tutor zoo-born babies.
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Wild Birds
Bird Flu Outbreak Kills Over 7 Million Birds Across Pennsylvania in 2026
More than 7 million birds have died in Pennsylvania as avian flu spreads across farms and wildlife, prompting warnings in parks and a statewide …
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Mark Bittner, Writer and Musician Known for ‘The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill,’ Dies at 74
He had already spent years at that point cultivating a relationship with the 45 or so birds that spent their afternoons in the trees around Telegraph …
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H5N1 bird flu spreads to sea otters and sea lions along San Mateo coast, wildlife experts say
The H5N1 bird flu outbreak has spread to other marine mammals, including a sea otter and sea lion. · Wildlife experts are testing along the coastline …
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Increased contact transmission of contemporary Human H5N1 compared to Bovine and … – Nature
Caliendo, V. et al. Transatlantic spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 by wild birds from Europe to North America in 2021. Sci. Rep …
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In Utah’s desert, a small bird inspires a big conservation community
Chukar partridges are small, ground-dwelling birds native to the high deserts of the Middle East and Asia. But they’ve also been found in Utah …
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Mark Bittner, who starred in hit S.F. documentary ‘The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill,’ dies at 74
The wild parrots of San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill had an unlikely champion in Mark Bittner, whose bond with the birds was chronicled in a film …
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Avian influenza overview December 2025–February 2026 – ECDC
… wild birds. As in previous years, a large number of backyard farms and several zoos were affected. High viral circulation in wild birds resulted …
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Extreme spring weather is making life harder for baby birds – Earth.com
Both cold and rain reduced mass at fledging by up to about 3%. That might not sound enormous, but in the wild, small early life deficits can translate …
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Avian influenza: detections in birds decline across the EU – EFSA
Between 29 November 2025 and 27 February 2026, authorities reported 406 outbreaks of HPAI in domestic birds and 2,108 in wild birds across 32 European …
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