Governor Newsom declares state of emergency in California due to bird flu
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency due to H5N1, more commonly known as avian influenza or bird flu. The emergency follows an outbreak of the virus among dairy cows in Southern California farms, according to the news release on the governor’s website. After initially being reported in Texas and Kansas in […]
A Minnesota man’s mission to (finally) make the bald eagle the U.S. national bird
WABASHA, Minn. — You would be excused if you thought this wasn’t necessary, but the bald eagle is one step closer to being designated the national bird of the United States. Late one Monday evening back in July after most senators had already gone home for the day, a unanimous motion passed the Senate to slip […]