The best way to attract birds to your birdhouse is to select a house that is correctly sized for the bird you want to attract. Learn more about birdhouses and creating a bird-friendly yard.

Other near universal welfare issues among small pets — which apply to our cats and dogs, too — include monotonous and unnatural diets, boredom, and lack of enrichment. Pierce said that handling can ...

A new study finds North American bird populations keep dropping, and that decline is speeding up for many species. Thursday's study in the journal *Science* finds that nearly half of 261 species ...

Researchers say seven seal pups have tested positive for an avian flu virus at California’s Año Nuevo State Park and several more are showing signs of the illness. The outbreak has prompted park ...

For two Chilean flamingos at the Nashville Zoo, help and healing came thanks to a novel approach by their caretakers. After ...

A bill that would mostly ban the sale of parrots at pet stores in Rhode Island is under consideration by the House ...

Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about insurance for consumers for the last decade. Prior to covering insurance, Michelle was a ...

A pet cat has died of avian influenza in Eastern Washington following reports of detection of the disease in wild birds, raccoons and skunks this last fall and winter. Unlike several other cases of ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship on Tuesday confirmed a case of highly pathogenic ...

Families around the world will pass down $100 trillion in wealth in coming years. Talking about this cash with heirs—let alone transferring it—is tricky. We recently wrote about how some wealthy ...