Seeds, fruits, fats, nuts and more create a calorie-dense treat for birds. Here’s how to serve suet for birds. Learn what birds eat suet.
Estimates say bird numbers have dropped by as much as 16% in the UK in the past 50 years, which is why gardeners are being ...
If you’d like to attract wild birds to your yard, putting out a bird feeder is a great start. But to successfully draw in a ...
A wild goose found in Putnam County tested positive for a “case of highly pathogenic avian influenza,” known as H5N1 or bird flu, but risk to the public remains low, the county’s health ...
NECESSARY. USDA’S ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE SPECIALIZES IN ELIMINATING AND REMOVING SICK OR DEAD WILD BIRDS. THEIR STAFF ARE TRAINED TO HANDLE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVAL.
A local felid sanctuary is mourning the loss of another wild cat after more than a dozen animals at the shelter died from bird flu. The latest death happened last week, with the disease taking ...
Plymouth, Massachusetts, officials alerted the public on Sunday that more than 60 birds found dead at Billington Sea are suspected to have died of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu.
Bird flu has been confirmed in a wild goose found near Dungannon, a buzzard near Moira, and a whooper swan in Portballintrae. The wild goose was the first wild bird to test positive in Northern ...
But now the seven-year-old Bovan Brown hen is being kept in isolation in her coop, to prevent her coming into contact with wild birds — and H5N1 avian influenza. "We consider ourselves at ...
Instead of rethinking putting a bird feeder in your yard, try swapping your bagged seeds for a bird block. These bricks or cylinders of birdseed are held together with a non-toxic binding agent like ...
Are some bird foods (dry seeds versus suet blocks, for example) more likely to spread illness amongst wild birds? “Certain types of bird food can increase the risk of spreading illnesses among ...