Mevagissey is the classic gorgeous Cornish fishing village. It is modest, discreet, and very entertaining. Every area ...

About 40km of West Coast beaches have been polluted by an oil slick which also threatens sea bird colonies and the Oilfant's River estuary. Bird conservation group SANCCOB is on high alert to the ...

Although we visited in winter, boat or yacht rentals are available from Fowey estuary during spring and summer – you might even catch sight of a dolphin!

As a precautionary measure, people visiting the Waikouaiti estuary are advised to take the following precautions: · Don’t let your pets eat dead wild birds or fish · Don’t touch or handle ...

We were holidaying in winter, but during the spring and summer months you can hire a boat or charter a yacht from Fowey estuary – you might even spot a dolphin!

Credit: Kelly Marie A dolphin has been rescued after swimming six miles upstream, becoming "trapped" in the River Fowey, near Lostwithiel. Kelly Marie was on a walk with her children on Sunday 19 ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

The strain had previously been found only in birds and people. Most bird flu infections in dairy cattle in the US have been the B3.13 variant, or what’s become known as the “cattle clade.” ...

Now, Crescent Duck Farm is the only one left. It produced a million ducks a year, until two weeks ago, when bird flu shut the farm down. Corwin said, "I saw a flock one day that was great ...

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...