Waterbirds have seen a resurgence thanks to Gould Island's private nature, but efforts to open the island to recreation has ...

The massive annual spring migration of America's birds – millions of them – is underway. Here's how to follow along at home.

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — While officials representing Rhode Island's Department of Environmental Management say the number of dead bird sightings along the shoreline typically rises towards the ...

The risk for bird flu in Rhode Island is also lower because of the state’s relatively small agricultural sector, Department of Health spokesperson Joseph Wendelken wrote in a statement.

The site serves today as a protected 242 acres for migratory birds, kicked off in 1970 with a donation from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. From the 17th to 20th centuries, the area was used ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Bird flu, or the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), is widely present in Rhode Island’s wild waterfowl, according to the Department of Environmental Management ...

JAMESTOWN – There was a time when the skies over Rhode Island were all but absent of waterbirds. Around the turn of the 20th century, these birds were hunted to near extinction, killed for ...

The pandemic served as a boot camp for Rhode Island public health officials and infectious diseases doctors, preparing them for future health crises ...