Along part of coastal Maine, the recovery of America the bald eagle poses a problem for the only U.S. breeding population of great cormorants.
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Posted inNation / World
Wind energy company kills 150 eagles in U.S., pleads guilty
Companies historically have been able to avoid prosecution under the century-old Migratory Bird Treaty if they take steps to avoid bird deaths and seek permits for those that occur.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Flocks at elevated risk for highly infectious avian flu in Maine
Strains of the virus have led the U.S. poultry industry to euthanize more than 15.6 million chickens and 1.3 million turkeys since Jan. 1. One Maine farm has lost 250 birds this year.
Posted inMaine
Avian influenza detected in two more Maine counties
While not an immediate threat to humans, the disease is lethal to commercial and backyard flocks.
Posted inMaine, News
Second case of avian flu detected in backyard birds in Knox County
The first case was confirmed on Sunday and the second on Wednesday; the USDA conducted tests and found the presence of the H5N1 strain in both flocks of birds.
Posted inMaine, News
Roadrunner that hitchhiked cross country to Maine is back in Nevada
The stowaway bird was flown back to Las Vegas thanks to efforts by Avian Haven and Nevada wildlife officials.
Posted inMaine, News
Beep beep! This roadrunner hitched a ride from Las Vegas to Maine
Avian Haven in Freedom is working with wildlife officials to get the bird native to the Southwest back to Nevada.
Posted inNation / World
U.S. to resume enforcement of unlawful bird deaths by industry
The Biden administration is drafting rules to govern the killing of wild birds by industry and will resume enforcement actions against companies responsible for deaths that could have been prevented
Posted inNation / World, Outdoors
Birds of prey face global decline from habitat loss, poisons
A new analysis finds that 30% of 557 raptor species worldwide are considered near threatened, vulnerable or endangered or critically endangered.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
In northern Maine, forestry practices create shifting habitat for migrating songbirds
Nearly 30 years ago, a team of bird researchers came to conduct the first large-scale study of the impact of commercial forestry on bird populations. Now they’re back.