A blanket of snow may look beautiful, but for our feathered friends, it means fewer food options.With snow still covering the ground, finding food is a challenge for birds in the bitter cold.“When ...

During the winter months, bird baths can provide a much-needed resource. Keeping them functional in freezing weather, however ...

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Bird flu is a global challenge that has already resulted in the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry—and has spread to mammalian species, including dairy cows in the U.S. The H5N1 strain ...

Bath prop Beno Obano has signed a new contract to stay with the Premiership club until the summer of 2027. The 30-year-old has made 157 appearances since his debut a decade ago in 2015. Obano, who ...

A human case of bird flu has been confirmed in England. The UK Health Security Agency said the person in the West Midlands region caught avian influenza on a farm where “they had close and ...

Irrigation is a lifeline for modern farming, especially in regions with unpredictable or insufficient rainfall. Among the various methods, drip irrigation stands out for its efficiency and ...

Should I continue to feed wild birds or set out a bird bath? Although bird baths and feeders typically cater to songbirds and the risk of infection remains low for humans, they may attract wild ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected. By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva ...

It also said the risk to the wider public "continues to be very low" and that bird-to-human transmission of this kind was rare. UKHSA routinely swabs people who have been in close contact with ...

The charity is encouraging householders to follow simple hygiene measures, including routine cleaning of feeding stations and bird baths, moving bird tables round the garden to prevent food or ...

The US must strengthen measures to control the country’s bird flu outbreak and curb the growing risk that the virus will evolve to spread more easily between humans, international health experts ...