SAN DIEGO — A 24-year-old man, accused of illegally smuggling protected exotic birds through the San Ysidro Port of Entry, appeared in court on Tuesday. Editor's note: When this story was initially ...

Dr. Eoin Ryan, deputy chief veterinary officer at DAFM, warned of increasing risk of tropical and exotic diseases to the ...

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture is alerting state residents of a potentially deadly poultry disease that was first spotted in California and has spread to Nevada. Dr. Del Wilmont, deputy state ...

Ticks could spread new diseases around the world by hitching a lift on migrating birds, warns new research. The parasitic bugs have always traveled with birds - but rising temperatures due to global ...

Wintering birds, including the celebrated snow geese, return to Shasta County and other North State counties in January. The down side is migrating birds can help spread H5N1 bird flu and other ...