Helicopters will transport researchers and their supplies in efforts to reduce crucial time away from fieldwork with the ...

Mosquitoes, which are not native to Hawaii, have introduced avian malaria to the island’s bird populations. This has led to drastic reductions in honeycreeper numbers, putting many species at risk of ...

Haleakalā National Park on Maui, Hawaii, is home to an amazing variety ... forests on up into the mountain forests. When the mosquito grabs a meal from one of these birds, it leaves behind avian ...

I’ve long wondered why so many ornithologists, conservation biologists and birders ignore or overlook female birds. For example, I’ve often found a lot of challenge as well as pleasure in ...

LIHUE (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Department of Health State Laboratories Division has detected H5 avian influenza (bird flu) at very low levels in wastewater samples collected at the Lihue ...

More than 126,800 birds in New York have been affected by the avian flu since 2022, including thousands of new infections uncovered in recent months in New York parks, commercial flocks and ...

The Hawaiʻi County Council has adopted a measure asking the state Agriculture and Health departments to work with farmers as they respond to the contagious avian flu.

Other diseases that impact bird populations include avian botulism, cholera, and malaria, and West Nile virus. Many of these diseases are exacerbated by habitat loss, poor habits, poor water ...

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but can occasionally infect humans. In recent years, the threat of avian influenza has garnered attention ...

People can protect their flocks by limiting contact with wild birds and practicing strict biosecurity measures. Waterfowl are natural carriers of avian influenza viruses and play a significant ...