Bird flu: 11-year-old girl in Cambodia dies after being infected
Case is the country’s first known human infection with H5N1 strain since 2014, health minister says An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died after being...
Category : Birds
Kenya declares war on millions of birds after they raid crops
Toxic pesticides used to eradicate grain-eating quelea may harm the country’s endangered raptors, say conservationists A drive by the Kenyan government to kill up to...
Rare hummingbird last seen in 2010 rediscovered in Colombia
Birdwatcher ‘overcome with emotion’ on spotting the Santa Marta sabrewing, only third time it has been documented A rare hummingbird has been rediscovered by a...
A third of Wellington’s kākā parrot chicks found to have lead in their blood
Toxic metal present in both blood and eggshell samples, but the New Zealand birds appear to have formed a tolerance for it Lead has been...
‘Extinct’ parrots make a flying comeback in Brazil
The Spix macaw, a bird that had once vanished in the wild, is now thriving in its South American homeland after a successful breeding programme...
Bird populations in Panama rainforest in severe decline, study finds
Of 57 species sampled, 35 decreased in number by 50% over four decades, with climate crisis likely factor Bird populations in a Central American tropical...
