At least 80 birds were rescued from an animal fighting operation in Grays Harbor County on April 1st; 79 roosters and 1 hen. The animal sanctuary that has taken them in, Heartwood Haven in Pierce ...

A wildlife ranger in New Zealand filmed “rare footage” of a fight between a flightless bird and the country’s “largest reptile,” officials said. Photo from New Zealand’s Department of Conservation A ...

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY — More than 250 animals were seized Monday after an investigation into suspected animal cruelty and illegal bird fighting, according to a release. The Isle of Wight County Sheriff ...

Since late 2021, a panzootic, or "a pandemic in animals," of highly pathogenic bird flu variant H5N1 has devastated wild birds, agriculture, and mammals. Unlike previous outbreaks, aggressive culling ...

As in the name, experts say birds are under some of the highest risk right now for bird flu, but the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance is keeping a close eye on all of their animals and working to ...

Avian H5N1 took a big leap about four years ago. Previously the virus, first detected in the mid-1990s, would tear through domesticated poultry, killing off flocks in days. It occasionally jumped to ...