That compares with a total of 50 wild birds found so far to have the highly pathogenic avian influenza, in B.C., after testing began in October.
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No new detections of avian flu in New Mexico cows, poultry, people despite rising U.S. cases
… bird flu in wild populations. Contact with infected wild birds caused recent backyard farm animal infections in Washington including pigs. Pigs …
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A look at the effort to bring back wild turkeys to East Texas – Houston Chronicle
“We get a lot of problem birds,” said Jason Hardin, the wild turkey program leader for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “Birds that upset …
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Wild bird rescue to host open house | Peninsula Daily News
PORT TOWNSEND — Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue will host an open house from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. The purpose is to showcase the new facilities …
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Bird feeders offer an easy and safe way to interact with wildlife, and installing them after …
“Winter bird feeding is a great way to observe and learn about year-round bird residents such as black-capped chickadees, nuthatches and blue jays.
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Endangered Australian cockatoo among world’s longest-living birds: study – Xinhua
The research, published in the Pacific Conservation Biology on Thursday, found that Carnaby’s cockatoos can live for up to 35 years in the wild. The …
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Here’s why bird flu fears are intensifying – NPR
But scientists are clear-eyed about the risk ahead. With reservoirs of virus persisting in dairy cattle, poultry and wild birds, there are ample …
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The great urban turkey hunt – Cambridge Day
… wild turkeys at the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. … native birds was killed on Mount Tom in 1851. They’d roamed the region …
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Suspected case of highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in West Tennessee – WKRN
“HPAI continues to circulate in our environment, particularly in the wild bird population. As always, we strongly encourage people who own birds to …
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