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'Please, no more roosters' plea after seven birds dumped at SPCA
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (688+ words) Three roosters dumped outside the SPCA in Gisborne. (Source: SPCA Gisborne) (Source: Supplied) The SPCA in Gisborne has issued a "desperate plea" after seven roosters were dumped at their door – a week after three of the birds were left at…...
Sick and dead birds force partial lockdown at Wynyard school
2+ day, 22+ 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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
Before 2018, sulphur-crested cockatoos had been reported opening bins in just three Sydney suburbs; by late 2019, the behaviour had reached 44 — spreading outward through neighbouring areas and developing local techniques, evidence that the birds were creating a culture through social learning rather than inheriting the trick genetically.
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (1444+ words) By Natural History · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 6, 2026 · How we edit A sulphur-crested cockatoo opening a wheelie bin does not simply flick up a loose lid. The bird grips the edge with its beak, raises the heavy plastic, holds…...
Bird flu warning for Farewell Spit birds
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (631+ words) A local ornithologist says it is only a matter of time before bird flu arrives in Nelson Tasman, and it could cause massive mortalities in species like the black swans at Farewell Spit. Dovedale ornithologist David Melville says it’s now…...
Bird flu risk prompts new rules at Whangārei's Native Bird Recovery Centre
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (386+ words) Lotto Powerball: One lucky ticket holder is $28m richer! Whangārei’s Native Bird Recovery Centre has new bird drop-off protocols as it prepares for the potential arrival of “bird flu” in Northland. The centre’s Carl Ashworth said the changes were precautionary measures…...
Australia inoculates little penguins from bird flu, triggering anti-vaccine misinformation
1+ week, 3+ day ago (969+ words) "Not a single little penguin has been found to have 'bird flu'", reads an August 15, 2026, X post by Craig Kelly, a former MP with the centre-right Liberal Party who has previously shared vaccine misinformation debunked by AFP. His post included…...
Protecting Little Penguins From Deadly Bird Flu
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1016+ words) Real News, Told Simply.™ On August 26, a massive flash flood and mudslide caused damage over a huge area in Nepal and Tibet. One place that was destroyed was a busy border crossing between Nepal and China. The sudden flooding has…...