Tag: animal
A 150-million-year journey from the Jurassic to Exposition Park
150 million years ago, LaurasiaThe massive neck dips, casting a curving shadow on the mossy ground. The dinosaur’s jaws close around its...
As bird flu outbreaks rise, piles of dead cattle become shocking Central Valley tableau
TIPTON, Calif. — There’s a sickness hovering over Tulare County‘s dairy industry.On a recent 98-degree afternoon, dead cows and calves were...
New genetic research points to Wuhan animal market as origin of COVID pandemic, study says
A new analysis of genetic material gathered from a live-animal market in Wuhan in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic strengthens...
Officials confirm H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in three California dairy farms
Federal officials have confirmed that three California dairy herds have suffered outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu, due most likely to the transportation...
Outbreak of neurotoxin killing unprecedented number of sea lions along California coast
MORRO BAY, Calif. — By the time the rescue squad got to her, a small crowd had formed around the agitated California...
As human cases of bird flu grow, feds say flu vaccine could help prevent a new pandemic
Although health officials say the risk of H5N1 bird flu infection is still low for the general population, they announced on Monday...