Last winter, avian flu cases were seen in waterfowl, gulls and birds of prey. The poultry industry was also hit hard. We are concerned that this winter could be even worse. We are entering what’s ...

A teenager in British Columbia is in critical condition after being exposed to H5N1 bird flu. The source of the virus has not been determined. The teen is the first presumptive case of H5N1 bird flu ...

The owner of a swan rescue centre in Lincolnshire says he has been left "utterly devastated" after the deaths of 29 birds in ...

A case of bird flu has been confirmed in a wild bird at a park in Leeds, the city's local authority has said. Leeds City Council said it would monitor the situation following the discovery of avian ...

A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu, a British Columbia health official said Tuesday. It's not clear how the teenager picked up the virus, which ...

HATCHET’S FIRST HUNT isn’t going as planned. Every trainer I consulted offered similar advice for our inaugural duck hunt: Set up with a good view for my young Lab. Take just one other hunter, one who ...

A novel bird flu genotype is driving a surge in outbreaks across wild birds, poultry, and even a human in British Columbia, raising urgent questions about how this virus is evolving and what it means ...

The African Gray Parrots love to shout expletives and squawk swear words. The birds learn through mimicry so the park put the parrots with a large flock that doesn't know curse words. Good morning, ...

The bird conservation charity's analysis of OS Open Names data for Great Britain from 2004 to 2024 found, for example, that ...

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While officials have released few details about the patient, the teenager who had been previously healthy, began experiencing symptoms over a week ago, including eye redness, cough and fever. The teen ...