An outbreak of bird flu is pushing poultry prices higher
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with professor Kathleen Liang at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University about how bird flu is driving up the price of poultry.
Animals
What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in 7 years
Nearly 23 million birds have died as a highly pathogenic bird flu virus tears its way through farms and chicken yards. It has spread to at least 24 states in less than two months.
Fox responsible for biting people at the U.S. Capitol has been captured, police say
The U.S. Capitol Police says animal control has captured the fox responsible for biting at least one lawmaker and a journalist.
College student in Michigan solves a big problem for blue-spotted salamanders
Migrating amphibians were being hit by cars while crossing the road in egg-laying season. Eli Bieri persuaded officials to block a park road for safe salamander passage, The Washington Post reports.
Beavers can teach researchers a thing or two about improving wildfire resistance
After two large wildfires swept through areas of Colorado in 2020, there were spots largely spared thanks to beavers. (This story originally aired on ATC on Oct. 16, 2021.)
A construction project caused damage to 100-million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Utah
A project to replace the boardwalk at the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite in Moah, Utah, cause minor damage to tracks and trace fossils at the site, a Bureau of Land Management paleontologist found.
Residents along the Texas Gulf Coast have spotted a flamingo on the run
The flamingo is one of two pink birds that escaped a zoo in Kansas during a storm in 2005. Nicknamed Pink Floyd, the bird has been spotted along the Texas coast for several years.
These second-graders helped shelter pups find their fur-ever homes
A second-grade class wrote persuasive letters on behalf of shelter dogs, urging folks to adopt the animals. So far, the young writers have been successful.
A naturalist traces the astounding flyways of migratory birds
Scott Weidensaul has spent decades studying bird migration. "There is a tremendous solace in watching these natural rhythms play out again and again," he says. Originally broadcast March 29, 2021.
'Eee!' Male dolphins whistle to stay in touch with distant ocean pals
Dolphins are known to use physical contact like petting and rubbing to bond with their closest allies. But for more distant contacts, male dolphins bond by trading whistles instead.