Avian H5N1 took a big leap about four years ago. Previously the virus, first detected in the mid-1990s, would tear through domesticated poultry, killing off flocks in days. It occasionally jumped to ...

A wild bird in Africa has learned to flag down human hunters with a chattering call and guide them through the bush to a ...

Birds have, for centuries, been captured from the wild to be kept in cages—valued for their looks, songs and ability to imitate sounds. Data compiled by the Convention on International Trade in ...

Earlier this week, after Dr. Jackie Dent hopped aboard a commuter train in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, something made ...

Feeding wild birds is a popular hobby globally, but it presents invisible disease risks to the very birds that we are feeding — but there are ways to safeguard their health. Adult male European ...

Many Australians feed wild birds in their gardens – yet the practice is discouraged by many bird groups and governments. That’s in stark contrast to what’s encouraged in other countries, so what ...

In this week’s Northwest Dispatches, our outdoors reporter writes about the dilemma of finding a wild bird on the road with a ...

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Since the arrival of H5 bird flu in Australia some vets say treating wild birds has never been more crucial, but without help ...