While mallards tolerate avian influenza well, it is fatal to mute swans; the dead birds can serve to alert people to the presence of bird flu that is otherwise hard to detect in the wild.

Black swans, originally from Australia, can often be seen at visitor attractions but are rarely spotted in the wild. However, ...

While mallards tolerate avian influenza well, it is fatal to mute swans; the dead birds can serve to alert people to the presence of bird flu that is otherwise hard to detect in the wild.

Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks - natural carriers of avian influenza - stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the ...

Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks – natural carriers of avian influenza – stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard ...

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) has reported avian influenza, or bird flu, cases at its popular North Cave Wetlands reserve, near Hull. The Trust said the outbreak is affecting the mute swan ...

Amid the icy patches of the Merrimack River on a recent February afternoon, a closer inspection of the water reveals a ...

who carefully escorted the large birds over Rosary Road and Riverside Road, back into the River Wensum. Mr Murphy, founder of Norfolk Wildlife Rescue, said: "Katherine called me after a pair of mute ...

Mute swans are among the most beautiful and elegant creatures yet are the most territorial and aggressive birds living on earth. Male mute swans, during the breeding season, become fiercely ...