Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included a Pacific loon, 50 unidentified phalaropes, a parasitic jaeger, 2 lesser black-backed gulls, 5 Iceland gulls, 2 common terns, 2 American kestrels ...

An avid birder and former president of Hoffmann Bird Club, he spotted many first species in Berkshire County to include the Northern Cardinal and Parasitic Jaeger. A passionate sportsman and ...

A Heriot-Watt scientist has worked with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute to develop a method to ...

Headlines as of late have sounded alarms about the spread of the avian flu, known more colloquially as the bird flu. Over the last year, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, A(H5N1), has ...

A parasite, the New World Screwworm, is actually a fly. Female screwworm flies lay eggs in wounds or body openings of mammals, including cows, deer, birds, pets, and even humans, that can lead to ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Parasite prevalence in the Indian River Lagoon is significantly lower than in comparable coastal ecosystems, with an overall 34% decline and especially marked ...

Among participants who received either ivermectin or moxidectin in combination with two other drugs, 21 out of 23 people in the moxidectin group were parasite-free after 24 months, while 20 out of ...

New Guinea is home to some of the world’s most toxic birds. Why they contain poison, and how they withstand it is still a source of scientific mystery. The variable pitohui, a poisonous bird ...

The parasite uses its sharp mouth hooks to open the flesh of mammals and lay eggs in the wounds or body openings, including cows, deer, birds, pets, and even humans. This can lead to a sometimes ...

Bird-watching, or birding, is one of the fastest-growing hobbies in the United States, thanks in part to the pandemic. According to a 2022 survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, more than a ...

Parasites are crucial indicators of ecosystem health, and their absence can signal trouble. Once pristine, Florida's Indian River Lagoon (IRL) now faces pollution and algal blooms that have ...