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WELLINGTON: Five extinct species have been included on the ballot to find New Zealand's most popular feathered friend as competition organisers hope to draw attention to endangered birds. New Zealand's annual avian beauty contest has…

As of Wednesday, 12 July, no human contacts of A(H5N1) positive cats have reported any symptoms, the UN health agency said, adding that the surveillance period for all contacts has now complete.National first There have been previous…

To Mulvihill, killing house sparrows is an all-too-typical human response. “Let’s be honest,” he said. “If bluebirds and eastern phoebes have an enemy, it is we humans, not the house sparrows we brought here.”First, Mulvihill pointed out,…

Dog flu is mutating into a virus which could spill over into humans, scientists have warned. A type of avian influenza, H3N2, first infected dogs around 2006.Since then it has established itself in canines and evolved to become a…

The early bird gets the worm, the old saying goes. That's even truer today due to climate change, as many birds return to Ontario too late to catch their favourite meals.While trees leaf out and insects emerge in response to temperature,…

Last Updated: April 11, 2023, 23:47 ISTIt further said that epidemiological investigation and close contact tracing have been carried out. (Representative image/AP)The UN body said it is still unclear about exact source of infection and how…

Yan Zhou has researched influenza viruses at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan for two decades, with nearly half of that time being spent looking into avian flu. She said there's a…

Across Canada, an estimated seven million birds and counting have been infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) during a devastating global outbreak that shows no signs of winding down.The virus is also striking and killing…

Marine biologist Bill Montevecchi is ranked in the top two per cent of the world's scientists. He is a professor of psychology, biology and ocean sciences at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and is currently researching the foraging…

After a dog in Ontario recently contracted avian flu and died, experts say pet owners should be more vigilant — even though the risk of transmission to mammals remains low. The infection strain, called H5N1, also known as bird flu, is…