Since 2017, the Nutria Response Team has caught and killed more than 5,000 animals. The rodents reproduce quickly, and as ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s declaration has riled up concern, particularly in other top dairy-producing states, such as Wisconsin and ...

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Bird flu has killed millions of birds and disrupted milk and poultry production. In California, highly pathogenic avian ...

The waterfowl and shorebirds flying through California as part of the Pacific Flyway migration route are particularly susceptible to contracting bird flu, the wildlife department said, due to the ...

Woodland Regional Park Preserve had several organizations and volunteers out this past week, helping out with a planting and ...

With the spread of bird flu prompting an emergency declaration from Gov. Gavin Newsom this week, a veterinarian and ...

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Prior to these detections, the last confirmed detections of avian influenza H5N1 in wild birds in California was in July 2024. Avian influenza in free-ranging wild birds is primarily a disease of ...

Waterfowl take flight at the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge in Los Banos on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday that the highly pathogenic avian ...