Almost everyone knows that Wisconsin's state animal is a badger — hence the Badger State nickname. But, did you know that the state has a host of other official symbols? There's an official tartan ( ...

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Come April, he’d return, as would the birds. “I like being back here with the eagles ... wearing a cascading red-and-white-striped skirt and a blue-and-white star-spangled brassiere. “Yes, you can ...

It is believed to be the only member of its species currently occupying the Western Hemisphere, park officials said.

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From charismatic macrofauna to tiny sea squirts, here are some species formally identified by scientists in 2024.

During a Dec. 28 trip to their favorite park in Sturgeon Bay, Candy and Rush Evans spotted a species of bird rarely found in ...

The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country's national bird. President Joe ...

Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is a viral infection that can cause flu in birds and sometimes spread to mammals, including humans. Migrating waterfowl (wild ducks, geese, and storks) are ...

The world faced many public health challenges this year, including dangerous heat waves and outbreaks of the infectious diseases dengue and mpox. In the United States, after years of increases, there ...

But it wasn't officially America's national bird until this week ... The original proposal depicted a small, white eagle. Thomson recommended it be replaced with a bald eagle, a species native ...