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The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at ...
A prolific collector of eagle memorabilia realized recently that, while the United States had an official animal (the bison) ...
Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...
Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts ...
If you looked closely at a Cadillac logo from before the year 2000, you might have noticed several small birds hiding in the company crest. Where did they go?
Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 migratory game bird seasons have been set. There are two significant changes to waterfowl seasons. The regular season daily bag limit for Canada geese in the Atlantic Population ...
Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January.
Four Maccoa ducklings, one of Africa's rarest duck species, have hatched at Chester Zoo for the very first time. The ducklings mark the zoo's first ever successful breeding of the endangered African ...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently conducted its annual spring breeding duck survey, which showed a decline of about a quarter of a million birds from 2024.
But for Corwin, a 66-year-old fourth-generation farmer, it’s not enough to bring the farm back to its 100,000-bird capacity. With ducks hatched from eggs spared from slaughter, he’s working to ...
With no end to the bird flu pandemic in sight, Corwin worries he won’t be able to weather another outbreak. The farm received federal compensation for its euthanized ducks, but it wasn’t nearly close ...