Bears Going Blind, Eagles Falling from the Sky as New H5N1 Bird Flu Wreaks Havoc in U.S. and Canada — Are Humans Next?

(EnviroNews Nature) — A strain of avian influenza known as H5N1 is now thought to have killed more than 58 million birds across the United States while hopping over the so-called “species barrier” and infecting 12 species of mammal. After originating in Europe in the fall of 2021,…

Massive, Lone, Steller’s Sea Eagle in Maine, Still ‘Blowing [the] Minds’ of Birdwatchers Flocking to Glimpse it

(EnviroNews Nature) — Boothbay Harbor, Maine — One of the rarest eagles in the world has sent birdwatchers into a flap after spending weeks in Maine. A lone Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus), which is native to Russia, the Korean Peninsula and Japan, has taken up residence near…

Phenomenal and Competitive Wildlife Party Goes Down on Alaska’s Final Frontier

(EnviroNews Alaska) – There are still a few places left on our now sadly tattered planet — totally remote and wild — where the nature and wildlife displays are so amazing that we at times prefer not to disclose the location, so as NOT to attract any more…