Bird flu kills 400 seals, sea lions in Uruguay
An estimated 400 seals and sea lions have turned up dead on the coast of Uruguay in recent weeks, blamed by authorities on bird flu......»»
Ancient eggshells unlock discovery of extinct elephant bird lineage
More than 1,200 years ago, flightless elephant birds roamed the island of Madagascar and laid eggs bigger than footballs. While these ostrich-like giants are now extinct, new research from CU Boulder and Curtin University in Australia reveals that th.....»»
Australia"s rarest bird of prey disappearing at alarming rate
Australia's rarest bird of prey—the red goshawk—is facing extinction, with Cape York Peninsula now the only place in Queensland known to support breeding populations......»»
Rovio says paid Angry Birds had “negative impact” on free-to-play versions
A sad end of an era for one of the original paid, viral mobile hits. Enlarge / Angry bird is angry. (credit: Rovio) Back in the days before practically every mobile game was a free-to-play, ad- and microtransaction-laden.....»»
Rovio delists pay-to-own Angry Birds because it hurt free-to-play earnings
A sad end of an era for one of the original paid, viral mobile hits. Enlarge / Angry bird is angry. (credit: Rovio) Back in the days before practically every mobile game was a free-to-play, ad- and microtransaction-laden.....»»
Global wildlife contaminated by "forever chemicals"
From pandas to sea lions to tigers, hundreds of wildlife species across the globe are contaminated by potentially harmful "forever chemicals", according to a review of hundreds of peer-reviewed studies......»»
NSA’s “state secrets” defense kills lawsuit challenging Internet surveillance
SCOTUS won't review Wikimedia's loss in case over NSA's Upstream surveillance. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | kontekbrothers) The US Supreme Court yesterday denied a petition to review a case involving the National Secu.....»»
Quantifying the complex interplay behind heat waves
Unusually hot weather in India and Pakistan at the end of March; a long, warmer-than-average summer in central Europe; extreme December temperatures in northern Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay: 2022 was definitely a year of heat waves. And there is c.....»»
Why sick minks are reigniting worries about bird flu
A recent bird flu outbreak at a mink farm has reignited worries about the virus spreading more broadly to people......»»
The bird flu outbreak has taken an ominous turn
It's moved to mammals; now the poultry industry needs new measures to stop its spread. Enlarge (credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) This week, Argentina and Uruguay declared national health emergencies foll.....»»
Feathered "fingerprints" reveal potential motivation for migratory patterns of endangered seabirds
With the largest wingspan of any living bird, the wandering albatross is a giant of the sea. But like several other tube-nosed bird species, it is under threat of extinction......»»
The Bird Flu Outbreak Has Taken an Ominous Turn
The avian flu has killed millions of chickens, decimated wild birds—and moved into mammals. Now the poultry industry needs new measures to stop its spread......»»
Study: Don"t blame climate change for South American drought
Climate change isn't causing the multi-year drought that is devastating parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Bolivia, but warming is worsening some of the dry spell's impacts, a new study says......»»
Robo-bird teaches young zebra finches to sing
How do young zebra finches learn to sing? A research team led by researcher Katharina Riebel has developed a "RoboFinch" to study just that. She and colleagues in the "Seeing voices" research consortium have spent the past four years designing the ro.....»»
Survivors plucked from rooftops as New Zealand cyclone kills four
Military helicopters winched stranded storm survivors to safety in New Zealand on Wednesday, after Cyclone Gabrielle killed four people and displaced 10,500 more......»»
US to test vaccines in poultry as way to curb bird flu outbreak
U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu......»»
As native birds seek cooler climes at higher elevations, will they have enough food to survive?
In Aotearoa New Zealand, native forest bird species are under threat from introduced mammal predators such as possums, rats and stoats. Currently, these predators are common particularly at low elevation, but rare at higher elevations. As a result, t.....»»
Endangered Bahamas bird may be lost from island following hurricane
The endangered Bahama Warbler may be surviving on just one island following Hurricane Dorian's devastation in 2019, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia......»»
WHO urges vigilance but no alarm over bird flu
The World Health Organization called Wednesday for vigilance after the recent detection of bird flu in mammals, but tried to calm fears that large-scale human outbreaks could be looming......»»
Uganda wildlife numbers soar due to enhanced protection
Uganda's wildlife population has boomed over the past four decades, the wildlife minister said Wednesday, but warned more must be done to save declining species including lions and endangered chimpanzees......»»
Peru reports hundreds of sea lion deaths due to bird flu
Peru said Tuesday that 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds have died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in recent weeks, the latest report on the disease's impacts......»»