Larger species of parrots can outlive their owner’s capacity to care for them — or even their owners. Domesticated scarlet ...

H5N1 avian influenza was detected in a flock of around 40 birds in Washington County, the Rhode Island Department of ...

Rhode Island officials continue to track the bird flu after confirming a case last month, the first case in the state since 2022.

The deaths of two snowy owls, one in RI and one in Massachusetts, has saddened bird watchers and left some wondering if they ...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island officials on Friday afternoon confirmed the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in a ...

Last month, a flock of birds in southern Rhode Island was euthanized after they were found to be infected with H5N1 avian influenza. While the threat to public health is considered to be low, Dr.

Staff from DEM’s Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment’s Animal Health Unit humanely euthanized a flock of about 40 ...

From snowy owls to harlequin ducks, migratory birds flock to Rhode Island in the winter. Rhode Island is a great place to spot migratory birds during the winter months. The Ocean State’s ...

Rhode Island previously had an H5N1 infection in a noncommercial backyard flock in 2022. “DEM’s proactive response plan to H5N1 bird detections includes responding quickly to reports of sick ...

On Friday, members of the DEM’s Division of Agriculture and Forest Management’s Animal Health Unit humanely euthanized a ...

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management held a briefing Friday evening after notifying the public that bird ...