SWVA Wildlife Center releases another rehabilitated eagle at Smith Mountain Lake
Read full article: SWVA Wildlife Center releases another rehabilitated eagle at Smith Mountain LakeThe Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center recently released a bald eagle at Smith Mountain Lake! It was injured after a fight with other eagles, but that scuffle was only half the battle.
A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand's annual bird election
Read full article: A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand's annual bird electionNew Zealandโs annual bird election has crowned the kฤrearea, or New Zealand falcon, as Bird of the Year.
Melo says 'I know what I gave to the game' in night of tears, memories for 2025 Hall of Fame class
Read full article: Melo says 'I know what I gave to the game' in night of tears, memories for 2025 Hall of Fame classCarmelo Anthony tied the tough lessons he learned coming of age playing basketball on the playgrounds of Brooklyn and Baltimore to him becoming one of the sportsโ purest scorers and most decorated players ever in a night of speeches full of tears, laughs and calls for community during the induction of quintet of players into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Sue Bird, Seattle Storm's 4-time WNBA champion, has statue unveiled outside Climate Pledge Arena
Read full article: Sue Bird, Seattle Storm's 4-time WNBA champion, has statue unveiled outside Climate Pledge ArenaLongtime Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird, who already had her jersey retired and a street in Seattle named after her, had a statue erected in her honor outside Climage Pledge Arena on Sunday morning.
What to stream: 'Squid Game' returns, the movie 'Bird' and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFL
Read full article: What to stream: 'Squid Game' returns, the movie 'Bird' and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFLThe long-awaited second season of โSquid Gameโ on Netflix and singing superstar Andrea Bocelli's Christmas TV special are some of this weekโs new streaming entertainment releases.
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Wildlife officials warn of sick, dying birds in Virginia and surrounding states
Read full article: Wildlife officials warn of sick, dying birds in Virginia and surrounding statesWildlife management officials are puzzled after several reports of sick and dying birds across Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C.

Restaurateur shoots fire extinguisher in face of smoking man
Read full article: Restaurateur shoots fire extinguisher in face of smoking manSALT LAKE CITY, Utah (CNN) - Video captured outside the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, that shows a confrontation between a restaurant owner and a man smoking a cigarette, is going viral, KSTU reported. The video shows the restaurateur shooting chemicals from a fire extinguisher in the face of Jon Bird, the station reported. A lawyer for Bird says her client was volunteering at the Urban Arts Festival when he took a smoke break. He was where he should be, and he cleared that with security to make sure he was able to smoke there, said Rakay Michael, Birds attorney. Bird wants Alex [the man with the extinguisher] held accountable.Salt Lake City Police are investigating and interviewing witnesses.

Study: North America has lost 2.9 billion birds since 1970
Read full article: Study: North America has lost 2.9 billion birds since 1970David McNew/Getty Images(CNN) - Bird populations in the United States and Canada have dropped by 29% since 1970, signifying 2.9 billion birds lost in almost 50 years, according to a new study. But for the first time, the results also showed pervasive losses among common birds across all habitats, including backyard birds." Almost 90% of the birds lost came from 12 common songbird families like sparrow, blackbirds, warblers, finches and swallows. Shorebirds have also lost one-third of their population, and grassland birds lost more than 720 million, resulting in a 53% population reduction. The loss of grassland birds in North America is similar to a decline in farmland birds across Europe, according to the study.
