With spring migration underway, scientists are eager to study how birds, and wildlife in general, will react to the 2024 eclipse.
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Wild Birds
What’s in the box? A peek inside bird nesting boxes, where to find them, and why they matter
… wild birds as they pair up and care for their young. Yet I recently realized that while I enjoyed visiting nesting boxes, I actually knew little …
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Bird flu health risks to public remain low despite human case | Mississippi State University …
H5N1 is a highly contagious strain of avian influenza that can kill entire flocks of infected poultry. The virus can occur naturally in wild aquatic …
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Lawmakers gather information after Texas bird flu case – Roll Call
A multiagency effort with the CDC, USDA, FDA and Strategic Preparedness and Response Administration has been launched. The highly contagious …
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Philippines reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak on poultry farm – Reuters
Bird flu is carried by migrating wild birds and can then be transmitted between farms. It has ravaged flocks around the world in recent years …
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What do rising bird flu cases mean for egg, poultry prices? What we know – The Columbus Dispatch
… bird flu outbreak from 2022, according to the US Department of Agriculture. The highly contagious virus was spread by wild birds through droppings …
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Bird Flu Spreads to Cattle, Raising Fears on Farms – WSJ
Dairy farmers contend with avian influenza outbreaks, believed to be spread by wild birds; no safety risk to milk, agriculture officials say.
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During the 2024 eclipse, biologists like us want to find out how birds will … – The Conversation
The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, coincides with an exciting time for wild birds. Local birds are singing for mates and fighting for …
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What to know about the risks of the bird flu outbreak – Wisconsin Public Radio
He says just how many of these cases can be attributed to avian influenza still remains fuzzy. “If we have wild birds involved and other wildlife, …
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What to know about the risks of a bird flu outbreak – OPB
None of this is clear yet. The first cases of this H5N1 bird flu strain emerged in North America among wild migratory birds in late 2021 and soon …
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