I presume you are a relative of my wife, who has a similar name. We have had an ongoing argument for at least the last 40 years about feeding birds in our backyard. It is my contention that the number ...

Rats in Riverside County are the latest mammal species to be infected with H5N1 bird flu Identification of virus in rats raises concerns about potential infection pathways to people and their pets The ...

At the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, veterinarian Priya Patel checks the vitals of one of her patients. He's a red-tailed hawk, and for the moment he's swaddled in a sandy brown towel. When ...

As autumn sets in and the weather turns colder, more people will be putting out food to support garden birds. But many stop short because of one concern: rats. Bird food falling to the ground from ...