While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

When you’re done differentiating redhead vs canvasback, learn what a wood duck looks like. The redhead’s red head feathers remain their most striking feature to a birder. When placed in ...

The United States has confirmed its first case of highly pathogenic H5N9 avian influenza in poultry, following an outbreak at ...

US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying ...

The Somerset County Conservancy will host a waterfowl identification outing at 9 a.m. March 8 at Somerset Lake. Attendees should meet in the parking area at the Mike Ohler Pavilion on the lake’s ...

The California duck farm's strain of H5N9 is different from those earlier cases because this time it is closely related to a ...

Highly pathogenic H5N9 avian flu has been identified for the first time in US poultry, on a duck meat farm in California that experienced an outbreak in November 2024, according to a notification ...

Experts stressed that the new strain did not itself appear to be an immediate human threat. But the rise of a new strain is troubling and points to the risk of a viral phenomenon known as ...

A new strain of bird flu — H5N9 — has been detected in California’s Merced County at a commercial duck operation. According to the World Organization for Animal Health — an international ...