Pigeons don't follow crows - Life - Brief Article
Current Science - April 16, 2004
OXFORD, England -- How do homing pigeons manage to find their way home when miles away? They head down Main Street until reach the Mickey D's on the right. There they onto the Garden Parkway, going south for about 10 miles until they see the sign for Route A34. In other words, they follow roads a... (Read More)

Vaccines to end END - Science Update - Brief Article
Agricultural Research - April 1, 2004
Exotic Newcastle disease (END) is a highly contagious, fatal viral disease caused by virulent Newcastle disease virus (NDV). It afflicts most bird species and kills nearly all infected, unvaccinated birds within days. END can cause terrible losses to poultry producers and backyard bird enthusiast... (Read More)

High-rise buildings are incubators for disease - Insiders Outlook
Real Estate Weekly - February 18, 2004, by Phil Waldorf
Long known as a disease associated with rural regions of third world countries, the Avian Flu is threatening to infect much larger population centers and become an epidemic for which there is no cure. While this disease has gained much publicity, illnesses associated with birds have been around f... (Read More)

Unsure minds: people may not be the only ones who know when they don't know
Science News - February 7, 2004, by Bruce Bower
A cat crouches on a kitchen floor, gazing up at glass of milk high on a counter. The animal's muscles tense. Its tail bobs from side to side like a metronome. The distance from floor to counter is a long way to cover in a single feline leap, perhaps too long. With a slightly cocked head, the cat ... (Read More)

Bringin' in the birds - mother's nature - bird feeding
Mother Earth News - February 1, 2004, by Terry Krautwurst
Whoever came up with the expression "eats like a bird" to describe someone with an eensy appetite never watched wild birds in winter. Although feathers do a fine job of insulating a small bird's body from cold, food is the fuel that stokes its inner fires, keeping its metabolism generating crucia... (Read More)

Pest control firm targets the birds - Brief Article
Real Estate Weekly - January 28, 2004
Bell-Environmental Services a New Jersey-based pest elimination company that has patented a method to completely rid a building of birds inexpensively--has announced the launch of www.birdcleanup.com. The new website gives a detailed description about the health hazards bird droppings pose to m... (Read More)

Latest chapter on high-rise health threats - Insiders Outlook - Brief Article - Book Review
Real Estate Weekly - December 31, 2003
A new book about the health risks that excessive bird droppings on commercial and residential buildings present to tenants has been written by Phil Waldorf of Bell-Environmental Services--a New Jersey based pest elimination company that has patented a method to completely rid a building of birds ... (Read More)

New approach to vaccines may fight Newcastle disease
Western Farm Press - December 20, 2003
A new approach to experimental vaccines that combat exotic Newcastle disease (END) in poultry flocks has been developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists. END is a contagious and fatal viral disease that affects most species of birds and kills almost all unvaccinated birds within days.... (Read More)