While many people enjoy birding to witness the intrinsic beauty of each species, it's a bird’s behavior and its similiarities to humans that draw many birders to study and learn about them, says ...
A global outbreak of avian flu has reached Arizona, affecting animals and humans. Officials say the public health risk remains low ...
Avian flu or bird flu was detected in wastewater in Phoenix, Surprise and Tempe, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health confirmed on Monday. All three of the cities conduct wastewater ...
This timing is unusual. Scientists sound alarm after discovering new pattern that poses 'ongoing risks' for millions of birds ...
Arizona's young bald eagles are undertaking surprising long-distance migrations, venturing far north to regions previously ...
ALMOST or quite the brightest bird that I saw in Arizona — the Arizona cardinal, well named superbus, being a doubtful exception — was the vermilion flycatcher. I had heard of it as sometimes ...
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The risk to the public remains low, according to the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA). People that were in close contact with the birds are the most at risk. Samples were sent to the Arizona ...
(The Center Square) – State agriculture officials confirmed Tuesday that a dairy farm in Maricopa County tested positive for bird flu – Arizona’s first detection of the virus in milk. The Arizona ...