Cavity-nesting birds cleverly use snake skin to protect their young from predators
When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting home décor choice. For some birds, it keeps ...
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Top 20 Spots for Birdwatching in the U.S.
Rare sightings include the Ross’s Goose, Vermilion Flycatcher, and the occasional Whooping Crane. The snail kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis, is a bird of prey within the family Accipitridae with slender ...
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How To Protect Your Pet From Bird Flu
As cases of bird flu increase, experts are urging pet owners to remain vigilant and take precautions to safeguard their animals from the disease. While avian influenza primarily affects wild and ...
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Vermilion to Buy Deep Basin Player Westbrick for $746 Million
Vermilion signed a deal to take over Westbrick, which owns producing and non-producing assets in Canada's Deep Basin, via a $746.04 million stock purchase. Vermilion Energy Inc. has signed a deal ...
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The Bald Eagle Is (Finally) the National Bird of the United States
The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official. By Sara Ruberg The bald eagle received ...
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Participate in the Christmas Bird Count in Baton Rouge: 'The contributions really do matter'
Starting at sunrise on Saturday, Jan. 4, birders in Baton Rouge will grab their binoculars and head out to target neighborhoods, parks and other green spaces, hoping to count as many birds as ...
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Bird poop may be the key to stopping the next flu pandemic. Here’s why.
The birds soon follow. Hundreds of thousands of squawking, migrating shorebirds descend on these beaches to gorge themselves on the protein- and fat-rich eggs. Over the course of a week ...
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It's official: The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States
After nearly 250 years of informal recognition, the bald eagle has officially been designated as the national bird of the United States. On Christmas Eve 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law a ...
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How America lost control of the bird flu and raised the risk of another pandemic
Nearly a year into the first outbreak of the bird flu among cattle, the virus shows no sign of slowing. The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a ...
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Cats can get sick with bird flu. Here’s how to protect them
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of ...
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Why did it take nearly 250 years for the bald eagle to be declared America's national bird?
Yet, astonishingly, it took until Christmas Eve 2024 for the bird to be officially designated as the country’s national bird. US President Joe Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill that corrected ...