All year H5N1 bird flu has been spreading across the world, recently making its way to birds in Arizona, but what does that mean for bird lovers and backyard aviaries? Other cases reported in Arizona ...

MARBLE CANYON, Ariz. — Nestled among Arizona’s colossal Vermilion Cliffs, an inconspicuous building bustles with the sounds of flapping wings. Inside the remote building, no larger than a double wide ...

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NOGALES, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Over two dozen protected birds were seized from a car driven by someone attempting to smuggle them across the southern border into Arizona. Earlier this week at the Port of ...

Despite Arizona reporting two probable human cases of bird flu, health officials say that the risk to the public is very low. Arizona health officials announced on Dec. 6 that two workers in Pinal ...

Two birds were spotted resting atop a rare and mutated cactus in the Arizona desert, giving people on social media plenty to talk about. The “special desert sight” was caught on camera and shows two ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Parrots are among the most vibrant and loquacious birds in ...

Living in the Arizona Upland part of the Sonoran Desert has advantages for bird lovers. We regularly see birds that people across the U.S. travel great distances to find. One of these, and my favorite ...

Parrots and tortoises are flooding animal-rescue organizations around the country as many owners fail to make arrangements for their long-lived species. Gene Bordeaux, a staff member at Oasis, a ...

Biologists treat sick and injured condors in a remote "hospital" in northern Arizona. The birds also receive vaccines to fight the avian flu. The condors ingest lead ammunition when they eat animal ...

This photo shows two crested caracaras resting atop a crested saguaro in the Arizona desert, wildlife officials said. George Andrejko Arizona Game and Fish Department Two birds were spotted resting ...