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Our region acts as a stopover for many birds that travel along the Atlantic Flyway. A new documentary takes a closer look at that migratory path. Flyway of Life will premiere at the SHU Community ...
Connecticut birds in danger include the American Robin, Eastern Bluebird, Barn Swallow, Bobolink, ... Birds in CT are threatened by poison ‘more toxic than DDT,’ a report says.
1. Migratory bird patterns have changed: Wild birds are primary spreaders of avian flu.The United States could be experiencing a natural and temporary decline in human cases, which tend to peak in ...
Which wild birds can get bird flu? More than 12,000 individual birds have tested positive since the virus began spreading, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department.
H5N2 belongs to a family of bird flu viruses called H5, which primarily infects wild birds. There are a total of nine known subtypes of H5 viruses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
The colt had some contact with other sandhill cranes before its slow but eventual release into the wild. The birds often fly over the center, Harmon said, and the colt would call back to them.
Last week, presumptive positive bird flu test results were returned from a flock of snow geese at Prime Hook Beach in Sussex County.. The department said more than 850 wild birds have been ...