Adélie penguins in Antarctica are testing positive for bird flu without showing outward signs of disease, according to researchers who travelled around 13 remote breeding sites on an ice-breaking cruise ship. Since bird flu arrived in the region this year, there have been concerns about the virus reaching the Antarctic’s fragile penguin populations. In November… Continue reading ‘Cautious optimism’ as penguins test positive for bird flu but show no symptoms | Bird flu
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Flaco, owl whose death shocked NYC, had evidence of bird herpes and rodenticides
Flaco, the owl who endeared himself to New Yorkers in sightings around Manhattan, had underlying conditions consistent with urban wildlife when he died last month, zoo officials said. Flaco was roughly 13 years old when he was found dead Feb. 23 in the courtyard of an apartment building in New York City’s Upper West Side,… Continue reading Flaco, owl whose death shocked NYC, had evidence of bird herpes and rodenticides