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Sick and dead birds force partial lockdown at Wynyard school
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (327+ words) A suspected case of bird flu forced a “partial lockdown” at a Wynyard school on Wednesday, with students pulled from play areas after a sick and a dead bird were found on the grounds. St Brigid’s Catholic School contacted the…...
MHC class II beta genes analyzed in captive king penguin colony
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (870+ words) In a finding that is already making waves among conservation geneticists and penguin enthusiasts alike, researchers in Japan have decoded the immune-system genes of one of the world’s most carefully managed captive king penguin colonies, revealing 72 brand-new gene variants and…...
Two 'raving' chickens rescued from Creamfields music festival
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (256+ words) Festivalgoer called in the RSPCA after spotting the birds Two chickens were rescued by the RSPCA after being trapped in a hedge at the Creamfields site in Cheshire. Festival-goers discovered the cockerel and hen winging it along a hedge line,…...
Bird flu fears grow as migrating muttonbirds and endangered shorebirds hit Shoalhaven
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (361+ words) Three cases of dead birds in the Shoalhaven testing positive to H5 bird flu have resulted in people being urged to report any sick or dead birds they find. But that task is about to get a lot more complicated. Short-tailed…...
12-year-old bird caller goes viral, can mimic over 100 bird calls
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (30+ words) Yahoo Samuel Henderson, 12, shares how he grew interested in mimicking birds and how many he's learned so far....
Sydney’s bin-opening cockatoos: How 44 suburbs became part of a bird ‘culture’ through social learning
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (505+ words) The Times of India...
Birds flocking back after possums eliminated from Otago Peninsula
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (794+ words) The Otago Peninsula is cementing its reputation as a birdwatcher's delight, after it was officially declared possum free in March. The milestone marked more than 15 years of hard mahi championed by community members, who said they were already reaping the…...
SVG ends 15-year ban on importation of pet birds | WINNFM 98.9
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (169+ words) (iWitness News) – St. Vincent and the Grenadines has announced that the ban on the importation of birds, which had been in effect since 2011, has been lifted with immediate effect. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Transformation said that the…...
America's chicken got 4 times bigger since 1957, and researchers say it wasn't hormones
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (574+ words) At 56 days, the older birds averaged 2.0 pounds, compared with 9.3 pounds for the modern line. America's supermarket chicken has been remade over the past several decades into something far removed from the bird many families bought in earlier generations. Research shows…...
Plan to revive extinct New Zealand bird may just make a 'genetically modified emu,' researchers warn
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (613+ words) Colossal Biosciences said its push to revive the extinct moa could advance bird conservation. But scientists in New Zealand believe the company may be promising more than genetics can deliver — and might produce something closer to a stand-in than a…...