West Virginia lies outside the main stem of the East Coast bird migration flyway, which may have helped it escape infection until now. Wild birds …
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Wild Birds
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Backyard Non-Poultry Flock in West Virginia
In addition to practicing good biosecurity, all bird owners should prevent contact between their birds and wild birds and report sick birds or unusual …
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Take a walk on Northern Ireland’s WILD SIDE this spring – Ireland Before You Die
Offering panoramic views of Belfast Lough, as well as the birds and wildlife that call this RSPB nature reserve home, Belfast WOW certainly lives up …
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NASA Funds Project to Maximize Benefits from Invasive Mammal Eradications on Islands
When we remove invasive species, the amount of native biomass increases in the form of denser tree cover, higher populations of native birds, and …
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Traits That Predict Increased Extinction Risk For Australian Birds – Forbes
Knowing the answers to these questions are important for helping conserve wild birds before they’re gone forever. Almost half of all bird species …
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Norfolk man pleads guilty to stealing rare bird eggs | Eastern Daily Press
An “obsessive” wild bird egg collector is facing jail after being caught with a huge illegal hoard of almost 3,000 specimens, including some from …
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Filling your garden with holes – RSPB
Attracting hole-nesting birds to breed in your garden or outside space is one of the delights of wildlife-friendly gardening. The basic idea is of …
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Norfolk bird egg thief admits five offences – BBC
In July, officers supported by the RSPB and National Wildlife Crime Unit raided his home and found 2,429 native birds‘ eggs. In a police interview, …
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Canada funds citizen science effort to help researchers monitor birds – The Wildlife Society
The funding will support Birds Canada’s NatureCounts platform, a citizen science program that collects information on wild birds throughout the …
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Man, 71, admits illegally hoarding thousands of wild bird eggs | The Independent
A man described as having an “obsession with collecting wild birds‘ eggs” has admitted illegally hoarding almost 3,000 of them.
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