Maine officials want to add a rare bird and bee to the state’s endangered species list: the Saltmarsh sparrow, a secretive little songbird under dire threat from rising seas, and the Ashton’s ...

They have methods of warding off the bee-eating birds, successfully protecting honeybees and their hives. Honey buzzards are also viewed as somewhat of a help since they consume wasps, which can ...

Pesticides used to kill off troublesome bugs have been killing off honey bees, and now birds are dying off, too. The insecticide works its way up the food chain, and when birds eat bugs that have ...

More information: Josée S. Rousseau et al, Where the wild bees are: Birds improve indicators of bee richness, PLOS ONE (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321496. Provided by Cornell University.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, highly pathogenic avian influenza — also known as bird flu or H5N1 — is a highly contagious and often deadly disease primarily found in poultry.

The Bee talked to a Fresno-based infectious disease expert to learn more about the virus — and how it affects food safety. What is bird flu? According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...