A PROPERTY previously owned by Beatrix Potter could be converted into a large holiday let. Applicants named in planning documents as P G and Mrs E Braathen have submitted a planning application to the ...

Whether they hop around the prairie, dabble in wetlands, flit through forests, or forage along the shore, birds are suffering rapid population declines across the United States. That’s the finding ...

Since 2022, H5N1 has been infecting chickens, cows, wild birds and cats — among several other animals. With a record number of human cases in the U.S., the situation is getting increasingly ...

Come March and something very special is happening in our hedgerows. In parks and gardens across the UK, birds are preparing to welcome in the next generation by building nests. March to September ...

Their findings highlight both shared and unique aspects of vocal motor control in the birds. Whereas zebra finches produce rigid, structured songs, budgerigars exhibit a highly flexible vocal ...

While bird feeders are common in Britain's gardens, bird baths are less so. Bird baths are a brilliant way of providing birds with a regular supply of clean water for both drinking and bathing. Bird ...

Bird flu has ripped through the animal kingdom for the past few years now, killing countless birds and crossing into an alarming number of mammals. Yet people remain largely untouched. Even though ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States ...

Food and agriculture experts from the United Nations issued a warning about a growing bird flu crisis amid widespread poultry infections and spillover into people and animals worldwide.

The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say. By Apoorva Mandavilli Robert F.

The cloud will tend to disperse this evening, leaving clear skies overall for the overnight period. Some patchy cloud may linger locally as well as mist and fog over higher ground. A cold night ...

ITHACA, NY.—The release of the 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report was announced today at the 90th annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The report, ...