The Sisters of St. Joseph's 43-acre woodland in Brentwood is now protected, safeguarding aquifers and enhancing community ...

A handcrafted canoe built by members of the Shinnecock and Mashpee Wampanoag tribes is now on display at the Long Island ...

Brookhaven National Lab has received some noisy guests this summer—a brood of cicadas that have been incubating for the last ...

What can be done about the infestation of the southern pine beetle in Suffolk County and elsewhere in the northeast where the ...

The Eastern hognose snake is another species that has become increasingly rare here. So named because of its upturned snout like a hog, this species is an eater of toads and a dweller of sandy ...

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Ducks return to a Long Island farm that lost its entire flock to the bird flu Ducks have generally been less prone to serious illness and death than chickens and turkeys.

Ducks return to a Long Island farm that lost its entire flock to the bird flu Ducks have generally been less prone to serious illness and death than chickens and turkeys.

Since 2022, the H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected in all 50 states, leading to more than 1,700 recorded outbreaks affecting nearly 175 million birds.

Long Island’s last duck farm is quacking again after losing its entire flock to the bird flu By PHILIP MARCELO The Associated Press,Updated June 19, 2025, 12:22 a.m.