CHICAGO (AP) — Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the water for movement. Moments later, the head of a beluga calf emerged, mouth agape in ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Friday, Feb. 14 that laboratory tests have identified the H5 ...

Anxieties are high as experts warn the avian flu outbreak could worsen in the spring, but egg prices are spurring more ...

As a national outbreak of bird flu is expanding, health officials in Illinois are now preparing to respond to possible cases in humans. The Centers for Disease Control is still emphasizing that the ...

Airlie Gardens' newest attraction doesn't flower and isn't even green. But that isn't stopping visitors from flocking to the ...

The 41st Annual Clinton Bald Eagle Watch drew hundreds of birds-of-prey enthusiasts to Clinton Community College in Clinton, Iowa, and Lock and Dam 13 in Fulton, Illinois, on Saturday, Feb. 8. It ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.

Though it's light-hearted, Superb Owl Sunday has also become a way for people to earnestly engage with the birds of prey. As NPR previously noted, it is "sacred day, a chance to appreciate the ...

The infected birds "present with tremors and little ability to move," said a local conservation group tracking the outbreak.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he would block pardoned Capitol insurrectionists from serving in local government positions, citing a state law ordinance, according to a Thursday letter ...

Just as FireAid hit the five-hour mark, Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas turned down the volume for an acoustic set as the night neared its end. Eilish had already made a cameo to set off the ...