Rice farmers in Thailand are enlisting these birds, called "field chasing ducks ... "The ducks also step on the rice stubble to flatten the ground and that makes it easier to plow." ...

Edible bird’s nest is made by a species of cave-dwelling swiftlets. Weaved from their saliva and harvested in caves and man-made nesting houses, bird’s nests are then painstakingly cleaned ...

Thailand has confirmed it has two cases of bird flu in people. Thai Health Ministry officials said they were in separate hospitals in central Thailand, local television reported. The cases were ...