The Herald-Mail16d
Finally, the bald eagle is our national bird. Here is the history of the symbol
In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the Great Seal of the United States and Americans just assumed it was our national bird − wrongly it turned out. While the U.S. had a national mammal (bison) and ...
The Unionville Times11d
What To Do: Firebird Festival returns to Phoenixville
Phoenixville will celebrate the arrival of the solstice with a special event on February 1 with festivities slated to get ...
Inside Climate News3d
After the Feds Kept Grizzlies on the Endangered Species List Last Month, State Leaders Try to Remove Them
In January, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) determined grizzlies should remain classified as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) after a reevaluation in response ...
KCUR 89.3 FM1d
Help scientists track bird species in the Midwest during a global bird count this weekend
Great Backyard Bird Count” asks people to track the birds they see and hear over a few days. The information can help ...
WLRN1d
COVID pushed a lot of kids outdoors. Now teens have taken to birdwatching
More young birder groups are popping up across the country for teens and tweens who enjoy getting outdoors together to gawk ...
Arkansas Times6d
Committee shoots down bill that would limit the height of wind turbines to protect migratory birds
Opponents of the bill to limit the height of wind turbines largely defended the rights of property owners to use their land as they please while also citing economic benefits of renewable energy ...
NBC Montana29d
USFWS proposes expanded hunting opportunities in six Montana counties
MISSOULA, Mont. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment on a proposal that would expand hunting opportunities in Petroleum, Musselshell, Golden Valley, Yellowstone ...
The New York Times9d
Could the Bird Flu Become Airborne?
Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...
CBS News9d
As bird flu ravages poultry industry, the damage spreads
Now, Crescent Duck Farm is the only one left. It produced a million ducks a year, until two weeks ago, when bird flu shut the farm down. Corwin said, "I saw a flock one day that was great ...