San Mateo County public health officials reported finding H5N1 bird flu in a pet cat and a backyard poultry flock.

Call it citizen science or just plain fun, the Great Backyard Bird Count is an educational way to spend a few hours and ...

It held together as snow built up inside the bowl, and we often saw chickadees “bathing” in the snow-bowl, much as birds in ...

Ron Johnson has ridden a whale, been accepted into an indigenous tribe in a Pacific Island nation and curated exhibits for ...

Here’s a snapshot of the winter of 2024-25 to date across North Dakota and northwest Minnesota ... block the wind – should help birds survive winters like this quite well.” Snow provides roosting ...

Long story short, I had to tell my cousin that his friend was correct: Sharptails and prairie chickens (or chickens) are two ...

Strib Voices publishes a mix of material from 11 contributing columnists, along with other commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• When I was a kid, my dad and grandpa ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Longtime Department of Natural Resources wildlife manager Dave Trauba was appointed Jan. 15 to lead the agency’s Wildlife Section, overseeing species as diverse as mallards and mink, ...

For 16 years, the Buffalo National River has denied explorers access to Arkansas’s longest cave and hundreds of others. Some ...

Nestled on the western edge of Minnesota, Big Stone Lake State Park is a hidden gem that’s about to become your new favorite ...

This trail guide is like GPS for the ... The park is home to a diverse array of bird species, from majestic bald eagles to chatty chickadees. Keep your eyes peeled for loons, the unofficial mascot of ...