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- 'Striking new bird discovered in South America (Daily Mail)
A brightly coloured bird has been discovered on a remote mountain range in South America. The previously unknown species, the Yariguies Brush Finch, has striking black, yellow and red plumage
'China warns of seasonal bird flu outbreaks (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China has reportedly asked local authorities to be on guard against a resurgence of bird flu with the onset of the autumn migration season.
'Bird flu: Who?s next? Bangladesh!The Role of Public Administration (News From Bangladesh)
In comparison to malaria and diarroeal diseases, which together kill over 3 million people every year, bird flu has killed very few people. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the H5N1 virus may mutate into a new human flu virus against, which humans have no immunity.
'Department of Natural Resources starts bird flu testing (Southern Illinoisan)
CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given Illinois $75,000 to test ducks and geese for a strain of bird flu this fall, state officials announced Friday.
'West Nile Found In Dead Bird (KXAN 36 Austin)
Tuesday, officials said that a dead blue jay has tested positive for West Nile Virus in Travis County. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services Web site , so far this year we have had four mosquitoes, one bird and one person in Travis County test positive for West Nile. The human survived.
'Andrew Bird Sets Fall Tour (Pitchfork)
It's a bird! It's a plane! Wait, yeah, it's a Bird. And what better place for a Bird to be seen than the Minnesota Zoo? On August 4, Andrew Bird and his ever-present accompanist Martin Dosh will launch yet another U.S. trek with a performance at the Weesner Amphitheatre's Music in the Zoo series.
'Bob Bird: cheerfully continuing the fight (Sunday Herald)
BOB Bird: comedy name, comedy red shirt and orange tie. Shaggy hair, cheeky grin, breezy London drawl. Had he not found his way into the tabloids, he looks like he might have run a joke shop.
'Cornell lab testing for bird flu (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
The New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Cornell is, at last count, 544 birds into a projected 1,600-bird sampling of healthy wild birds for the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
'Group gives bird hunters a hand (This Ithaca Journal)
Chemung County bird hunters who regularly put some pheasants in the game bag can thank the Chemung County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs for boosting their chances of success.
'Bird sighting fuels biosecurity fears (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Conservationists warn the sighting of an indian myna bird in Launceston should sound alarm bells for the Tasmanian Government.
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