Bird Flu Management Strategies

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested letting bird flu spread in poultry flocks unchecked, risking increased chances of the virus changing to spread easily among humans. Scientists oppose this strategy as risky and unlikely to yield breakthroughs in finding therapeutics or genetic resistance.

Avian Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows

Dairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, leading to economic concerns in the farm belt.

Controversy Over Culling of Invasive Barred Owls to Protect Endangered California Spotted Owls

The US Fish and Wildlife Service plans to cull 500,000 invasive barred owls to protect the endangered California spotted owl, causing controversy among wildlife groups.