A few “reasonable precautions” can help people keep their pets safe from the H5N1 virus, experts say. By Emily Anthes Over the past few months, a bird flu outbreak has spread swiftly through dairy ...

Like millions of people, we have experienced the physical and mental health benefits, as well as the simple enjoyment, of a daily dog walk. However, amid the UK's growing population of dogs (around 13 ...

Last fall, I fell in love with prairie dogs on the American Prairie in Montana even though the hype for America's Great Plains pointed me to bison. As impressive as North America's largest land mammal ...

A long-billed curlew flies over the Great Plains. New research suggests the birds react to danger more quickly when they hear prairie dog alarm calls. Andy Boyce, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

Game bird hunters depend on their dogs. Each dog is carefully trained to sniff out the birds, vigilantly sending them to flight and then watching intently as their masters take a shot. When birds are ...

A team of US-based scientists has recently identified antibodies to H5 and N1 subtype influenza A virus in hunting dogs from Washington, USA. The study is published in the Centers for Disease Control ...

You probably don't give it a second thought: hundreds of flights a day taking off and landing with barely a bird in sight. But behind the seamless choreography of modern aviation lies a team of unsung ...