Politics
Why it took 248 years for the bald eagle to become America's national bird
What's New The bald eagle has finally become America's official national bird after a bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden on…
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Politics
With government shutdown looming, what happens to bird flu surveillance?
As government agencies prepare for a potential shutdown, questions about the government’s response to a potentially burgeoning H5N1 bird…
News
Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the H5N1 bird flu virus moved from the Central Valley to Southern California…
Business
USDA says it will start testing milk for H5N1 bird flu virus nationwide
Nearly a year after a wild bird infected with H5N1 avian flu presumably passed its viral baggage to a dairy cow in the Texas panhandle —…
Business
UK signs new poultry export deal with South Africa as bird flu ban ends
The UK has announced that an avian-influenza-linked trade embargo with South Africa has been lifted. It means UK producers will be able to…
News
This bird species was extinct in Europe. Now it's back, and humans must help it migrate for winter
PATERZELL, Germany (AP) — How do you teach a bird how, and where, to fly? The distinctive Northern Bald Ibis, hunted essentially to…