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Take Action to Prevent Collisions during Global Bird Rescue Week
20+ hour, 15+ min ago (394+ words) Article by American Bird Conservancy Each year during the peak of fall migration in North America, billions of birds navigate human-made environments as they fly south to warmer environments with more food sources. Unfortunately, millions will not reach their final…...
Feral Pigs Threaten Bird Flu Defense Across Macquarie Marshes
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (796+ words) streamlinefeed.co.ke Landholders and conservationists across central north-west New South Wales are warning that dense populations of feral pigs could severely undermine efforts to contain high-pathogenicity avian influenza if the virus enters the Macquarie Marshes. The internationally recognized wetland…...
After the death of 10 million birds, there's a glimmer of hope for B.C.'s poultry farmers
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (678+ words) As birds migrate south over B.C., avian flu outbreaks typically spike. Could new technology help? Splashing in puddles is a no-go for chicken farmers Matt and Richele Burgsma’s three kids this fall. As wild birds begin their southward migration over B.C.,…...
Island Restoration Boosts Seabird Resilience
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (262+ words) A Parks Australia's project is helping restore habitat for seabirds nesting on an island in the Coral Sea Marine Park. South Islet sits about 500km off Queensland's east coast. The island hosts key breeding habitat for seabirds, including: As Australia prepares…...
Bird flu reaches suburban streets in troubling new shift
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (929+ words) Updated 11 Sep 2026, 5:04am First published 11 Sep 2026, 5:00am Your backyard could be the next battleground in Australia’s bird flu crisis, with more than 500 wildlife cases now recorded nationwide and infected foxes detected in suburbia for the first time. South Australia has emerged as…...
PFAS from 2024 spill are showing up in Harpswell’s birds
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (736+ words) Eider ducks and bald eagles that nest in and around Harpswell have high levels of PFAS chemicals following an August 2024 spill of firefighting foam on the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. Scientists from the Portland-based Biodiversity Research Institute found themselves…...
Annual bird count reveals surge in Walvis numbers
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (617+ words) At the end of August, conservationists, bird enthusiasts and students once again gathered for the annual Walvis Bay Wetland Winter Bird Count. For two days, several teams surveyed the lagoon and the Walvis Bay Salt Works along predetermined routes on…...
'It's inevitable': Backyard bird owners urged to act on biosecurity
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (689+ words) Hunter backyard chicken and captive bird owners have been urged to take biosecurity measures to protect their birds from the deadly H5 bird flu strain. People have also been warned to avoid contact with sick or dead birds and to report…...
Scavenging Tied to Virus Diversity in Wild Birds
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (372+ words) The scavenging behaviour of many wild birds plays an important role in the type, number and variety of viruses they have, a new University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has found. Lead author Dr Stephanie Waller, of the Department…...
Bird flu fears grow as migrating muttonbirds and endangered shorebirds hit Shoalhaven
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (361+ words) Three cases of dead birds in the Shoalhaven testing positive to H5 bird flu have resulted in people being urged to report any sick or dead birds they find. But that task is about to get a lot more complicated. Short-tailed…...