That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.

Tami Gingrich can't think of a better way to quell the winter blues than to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count, set ...

From birds travelling non-stop for 11 days, to the incredible feats of caribou, discover some of the longest migrations animals ...

Sitting at the edge of the nest, the young Osprey is calling out in a begging call, trying to be fed. His high-pitched screams echo across the lake and, unfortunately go unanswered. His parents ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells host Carolyn Beeler about his walk across South Korea's Saemangeum, a tidal flat on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It was once home to all kinds of birds, ...

Researchers are reporting mass die offs of wild birds and sea mammals due to bird flu. They're tracking the deaths to better understand the virus and how it might create a greater threat to humans.

Wisconsin Public Radio We all know the Superman saying: “It’s a bird! It’s a plane!” But if you’re at the Richard ...

The untimely death of Toumani Diabaté last summer makes his sometime collaborator (on the groundbreaking album New Ancient Strings) Ballaké Sissoko undisputedly Mali’s finest living kora player.

We can’t make any promises, but there are quite a few destinations along the Front Range where bald eagle sightings are ...

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

A dead Canada goose found in South Manheim Township has tested positive for avian influenza, the first confirmed case of the ...

Nearly extinct in the mid-20th century due to over-hunting, a whopping 280,000 Canada geese now live in Michigan.