STORY: This baby sea lion was a reluctant participant in a recent nasal swab test in Peru, where more than 700 sea lions have died of bird flu, as veterinarians and health experts worked to understand ...

Bird flu has killed tens of thousands of birds, mostly pelicans, and at least 716 sea lions in protected areas across Peru, the authorities said, as the H5N1 strain spreads throughout the region. Peru ...

Isla Pescadores, Peru – Peppered with fishing boats and thousands of hungry marine birds, from afar Peru’s protected Isla Pescadores – Spanish for Fishermen’s Island – looks much as it always has. But ...

Art goes downriver in Peru and encounters spectacular birds, animals and people. It’s a place where clouds conceal rare birds, animals blend into the forest, predators hide in the shadows and native ...

Thousands of sea lions have died in Peru amid an outbreak of bird flu, according to Peru’s National Service of Protected Areas by the State (SERNANP). Avian flu, also known as H5N1, has spread across ...

This new book just out from Princeton Press lavishly illustrates the 1,800 known bird species in Peru, one of the richest countries in the world, in terms of avain biodiversity. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

Healthy bat and bird populations don’t only help to keep the endangered tropical dry forests of northern Peru in equilibrium. For the regions’ farmers of cacao—the main ingredient in chocolate— these ...