Backyard chickens have shifted from novelty to normal, but the disease pressure around them has shifted too. With highly ...

Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World by Brandon Keim. W. W. Norton, 2024 ($29.99) Anyone who follows stories of animal intelligence will have heard of exceptional ...

If you’re a homeowner with a yard, the chances are good that you’ve seen a few furry friends out your back window from time to time. Be it squirrels hopping your fence looking for nuts or deer looking ...

Ever wanted to befriend a wild finch? While it is not recommended to come into contact with any wild animals, petting one may ...

A new study has revealed a surprising dimension of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the virus responsible for the global crisis, SARS-CoV-2, now detected "in a large suite of common backyard animals." ...

“I’m heading out back,” Keirstie Carducci said to her husband, Lee Carducci. That was the phrase that expanded into a full-time job of taking care of wildlife from her backyard. Out-Back Wildlife ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Bees buzzed through at the ballot box. Chickens got the check-off. But ducks got dumped. By fewer than 100 votes out of more than 10,000 cast, voters in ...

A Bloomfield Township couple no longer keeps backyard chickens after losing a three-year court battle over them. The case went all the way to the Michigan Supreme Court, but the township ultimately ...

Massachusetts poultry farmers are taking extra precautions against bird flu after several cases were reported among wild and backyard birds in the state. Officials suspect the virus lead to the deaths ...

It is well known that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted to animals. Some infected animals have even made headlines, like the tigers in the Bronx Zoo that tested positive for COVID-19 in 2020. In addition ...

The Ukiah City Council has given final approval to an ordinance that will allow residents to have animals like hens and rabbits on their properties without paying a fee and going through a Planning ...

OWASSO, Okla. — An Owasso family with backyard farm animals has two weeks to get rid of them. Justin and Leanne Cook moved out there so they could have room for all of their animals to provide for ...