Researchers from the University of New Hampshire are using solar-powered tags to track salt marsh sparrows and collect data ...

African penguins at the New England Aquarium will live well into their golden years on a new, private island specifically created for aging birds. Aquarium officials announced that six of its ...

Amazingly, in the summer, New England provides more food for birds than the tropics. The abundance of insects (as well as available plants) will drop precipitously as winter approaches, ...

The New England Aquarium created a new area for aging penguins; ... With that in mind, the staff began to modify the exhibit last year to make it more comfortable for the birds in their advanced age.

Backyard flock of birds in Vermont and Connecticut have tested positive for bird flu since the past month.. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets said the flock of 24 birds in ...

The New England Aquarium isn’t the first animal facility to prioritize special care for their older residents. Florida’s Brevard Zoo started doing the same for its animals back in 2022. Read ...

A flock of birds in a Vermont backyard was put down after health officials found that the birds tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, or avian flu, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets ...