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- 'Bird's-eye view offers glimpse into warblers' world (The Acorn)
HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID - Chaparral Elementary School kindergarten student Nicholas Salit, 6, is on bird watch at the Mountains Restoration Trust headquarters in Calabasas Saturday along with the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society. Below, the camera freezes hummingbirds midflight.
'Bird Flu Outbreak Shuts Farms Near Moscow (New York Times)
The outbreaks over the weekend were a sign that the virus was moving westward along migratory bird routes, as it did last winter.
'Russia suspects exotic birds caused bird flu outbreak (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Russian authorities said Wednesday they suspect illegally imported exotic birds are the source of bird flu cases detected in the Moscow region.
'Fears and questions still flying over bird flu (Pocono Record)
Q: I keep hearing things about bird flu. What exactly is it, and is there any cause for alarm? Avian influenza, or bird flu, is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses that occur naturally in birds.
'Jakarta bird market to be relocated (Meat News)
INDONESIA: All bird markets and slaughter houses will be removed from Jakarta next year to reduce the risk of avian influenza outbreaks.
'More suspected bird flu cases found beyond Moscow region (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Russian authorities suspect bird flu cases that have emerged in recent days have spread further following poultry deaths in the nearby region of Kaluga, the state veterinary service said Wednesday.
'Bird and Bison fundraiser offers food, silent auction and raffle (Rapid City Journal)
RAPID CITY -- The annual Bird and Bison Banquet fund-raiser for the Cornerstone Rescue Mission will offer food, a silent auction and a raffle beginning at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3 in LaCroix Hall of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.
'Russia finds bird flu in new region, suspects more (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Russia confirmed another outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu, potentially dangerous to humans, on a farm in a southern region on Wednesday and suspects two more outbreaks on farms near Moscow.
'Bird flu containment strategy working, says animal health chief (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Countries working to contain bird flu on farms have also rolled back infection amongst humans, the head of the world agency tackling animal health said on Thursday.
'Moscow braces for bird-flu surge as virus is traced to animal market (Denver Post)
New outbreaks of the H5N1 strain of bird flu are likely in Moscow and the surrounding provinces, the government veterinary service warned Wednesday, as officials also confirmed the presence of the virus in a southern region of Russia.
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