Mongabay

On Java’s Mount Slamet, two former trappers find new calling as bird protectors

Ari and Junianto began hunting birds as children in the foothills of Java’s Mount Slamet, near their home in Sambirata village. Trapping birds for the illegal wildlife trade became their main ...
Forbes

Wild Birds’ Health And Survival Is Affected By Gut Microbiome

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Recently, a team of researchers based at University College ...
Forbes

Wild Birds’ Gut Microbiome Influences Ornamentation And Body Condition

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. A groundbreaking study that could have important implications ...
Associated Press

What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been ...