Brockton park closes due to potential bird flu outbreak
Local News D.W. Field Park closed indefinitely Friday after several swans and Canada geese were found dead in one of the park’s ponds. D.W. Field Park in Brockton and Avon…
Snakeskin: It’s Fashionable, and It Scares Predators Away From Bird Nests
In 1889, the naturalist Allan Octavian Hume wrote that he was puzzled by macabre decorations he observed in many birds’ nests: strips of dried snakeskin. “Are birds superstitious, I wonder?…
Dead geese found on Hager Pond in Marlborough; bird flu suspected
(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to provide additional information.) MARLBOROUGH — A flock of dead geese that’s reportedly “consistent” with bird flu was found Friday morning on Hager…
Cats May Have Gotten Bird Flu From Raw Pet Food. Here’s What to Know.
Federal officials who spent the last year grappling with a surge of bird flu infections in cows and people are now confronting a spate of new cases in cats, some…