Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks. The Wild Felid Advocacy ...

Scientists are concerned that the H5N1 virus could set off another human pandemic. But it is already putting species under pressure in the wild. By Emily Anthes Every spring, more than 200,000 ...

WASHINGTON STATE — Twenty big cats at a wild animal sanctuary in Shelton have died from the bird flu. It happened within a matter of days around Thanksgiving, and now the non-profit is preparing to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Dec 28, 2024, 10:33am EST Poulty farmer Bill Powers checks on his flock of white ...

More than half of the cats at the sanctuary in Shelton, Wash., died of the virus over the past several weeks. By Emmett Lindner Twenty big cats, including a half-Bengal tiger and four cougars, died ...

The birds of today descended from the dinosaurs of yore. Researchers have known relatively little, however, about how the bird's brain took shape over tens of millions of years. "Birds are one of the ...

Kruger National Park is famous for its “Big Five” animals. But did you know that South Africa’s most famous game reserve is also home to the “Big Six”? Nothing to do with mammals, though. In fact, ...

Wintering birds, including the celebrated snow geese, return to California winter. The down side is migrating birds can help spread H5N1 bird flu and other diseases among other bird species, animals ...

Bird flu ripped through a Washington state wildlife sanctuary, killing 20 big cats, the center said in a Facebook post, calling the deaths a "significant loss." The first cat got sick around ...