Thinking about adding a duck to your flock? Here's what you need to know about their care and personalities before you bring ...

H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health ...

A Flock for the Flu.  Light geese will begin their migration north shortly, and likely will have some form of the H5N1 virus ...

As it mutates, the bird flu has seemingly been able to infect other bird species, pets, other kinds of animals and, on rare ...

led by Muscovy ducks, with over 6 million imported. Reptiles are next, with 3,048 species, led by iguanas and royal pythons. These largely become pets. We found that just over half of the animals ...

When people think of wildlife trade, they often picture smugglers sneaking in rare and endangered species from far-off countries. Yet most wildlife trade is actually legal, and the United States is ...

The red-breasted merganser is a species of diving duck that typically winters in the ... don’t think that it’s gonna happen to like a small guy like me,” farmer Marty Thomas said.

When people think of wildlife trade, they often picture smugglers sneaking in rare and endangered species from far-off countries. Yet most wildlife trade is actually legal, and the United States is ...

Wildlife professionals and advocates are grappling with an avian influenza outbreak that seems to be growing more virulent ...

The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...