'If you care, leave it there:' Don't interfere with fawns, baby birds, other young animals

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reminds New Yorkers to appreciate wildlife from a safe distance and resist the urge to touch or move young animals. As weather warms and ...
Medical Xpress

Q&A: Is it bird flu just an animal thing, or can people catch it?

Bird flu continues to pose a low risk to the general public according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is rare for humans to get bird flu and currently, most cases of bird flu in ...
CNN

Bird flu is rampant in animals. Humans ignore it at our own peril

Mark Naniot remembers 2022 as the summer from hell. As the co-founder of Wild Instincts animal rescue in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, Naniot and his team spent the season sweating in gloves, gowns, smocks ...
The New York Times

Bird Flu Has Already Appeared in New York’s Animal Markets. What’s Next?

It’s not just rural farms. Urban animal markets are fertile grounds for viral transmission, experts say. By Apoorva Mandavilli Photographs by Juan Arredondo Hundreds of chickens are squeezed into rows ...
Mongabay

Animal apocalypse: Deadly bird flu infects hundreds of species pole-to-pole

The world is currently seeing the fastest-spreading, largest-ever outbreak of H5N1, a highly contagious, deadly strain of avian influenza. Scientists say this virus now presents an existential threat ...
Forbes

Which Animals Have Caught Bird Flu In The U.S.?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Dec 28, 2024, 10:33am EST Poulty farmer Bill Powers checks on his flock of white ...