Are crows really that clever?
It's no secret corvids are endowed with remarkable cognitive abilities.
It's no secret corvids are endowed with remarkable cognitive abilities.
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2023
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Of all the recently emerging and potentially pandemic viruses, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus H5N1 is one of the fiercest. First detected in Hong Kong in 1997, it spread to the rest of the world with a ...
Veterinary medicine
Sep 14, 2023
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A pair of biologists at Australian National University, working with one colleague from the University of Queensland and another from James Cook University, has found that male palm cockatoos tap out unique rhythms on tree ...
A highly pathogenic bird flu is currently sweeping the world—and New Zealand could be better prepared for its potential arrival.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2023
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A trio of biologists at Lund University in Sweden has found that blackbirds that feel ill tend to rest earlier at dusk than control birds. In their study, reported in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Rosie Lennon, ...
Wildlife authorities have detected avian botulism at California's resurgent Tulare Lake, raising concerns about potential die-offs during fall bird migrations.
Ecology
Aug 12, 2023
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Feeding wild birds in backyards was already known to be extremely popular in many parts of the northern hemisphere and in Australia, despite being strongly discouraged. But the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns led to a dramatic ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2023
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Interest in local bird feeding appears to have ramped up in countries all over the world during the pandemic lockdowns, even in countries not historically noted for bird feeding practices, according to a study published August ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2023
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The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) of the subtype H5 has progressed from sporadic seasonal occurrences to a continuous and nearly global panzootic in wild birds. This raises HPAIV incursion pressure into ...
Veterinary medicine
Jul 31, 2023
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People around the world are living longer, healthier lives than they were just half a century ago.
Ecology
Jul 18, 2023
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