A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the levels of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects ...

Ever wondered what role the neck serves? Besides holding the head in place, of course. Depending on the bird's diet and ...

North Carolina Wildlife says the only other confirmed case in wild birds was in Buncombe County. Last month state agriculture ...

A contagious bird flu is circulating widely among wild bird populations in Michigan, and officials suspect the virus has killed off hundreds of geese so far this year. More than 300 dead wild ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed last week that the new variant had infected dairy herds in the state after previously only appearing in wild birds since late 2023 or early 2024.

After a different strain of bird flu was recently found in cattle for the first time, experts reveal what this means in our fight against the virus.

But cat behaviors, such as their love of dairy and predation of wild birds, put them at higher risk, Kuchipudi said. Also, living in groups might play a role as there are more feral cat colonies ...

Bird flu has hit the zoo. Over a dozen ducks and wild birds at the Queens and Bronx zoos have died, likely all due to the avian flu sweeping the country. Three ducks at the Queens Zoo died after ...

The general public should avoid touching wild birds and should consider keeping cats indoors, according to the American Veterinary Association. Eggs and chicken meat are considered safe to eat ...

Bird flu is spreading among Central Texas wild birds as migration brings more and more birds here for the winter.

Dairy farmers with infected herds reported large die-offs of wild birds near their farms before their cows got sick, according to the USDA. That led investigators to believe that the cows ...