Wild birds may spread avian influenza along their migratory routes, the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization warned Wednesday. The Rome-based FAO said emergency preparedness is essential to halt ...

Wild geese may fly with the flu on their wings, new research suggests. Scientists have suspected that wild birds may spread the H5N1 avian influenza virus, but the evidence has been inconclusive. The ...

The routes taken by migratory birds, known as flyways, often cross vast expanses of ocean. Six of these marine flyways have now been formally recognized by the U.N.’s Convention on Migratory Species, ...

More than 50 million Americans feed birds, putting out an estimated billion pounds of bird food each year, based on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service data summarized by bird-feeding researchers. Backyard ...

Seth Shteir is the conservation manager for Seattle Audubon and submitted this guest editorial in conjunction with the signing of the Urban Bird Treaty, which will happens in Lincoln Park on May 5.