# Diaa Hadid — RSS Amplifier Everything Diaa Hadid publishes, via the RSS Amplifier directory. Page: Feed: --- ## [The threat the H5N1 avian flu poses to Australia and New Zealand's unique wildlife](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/18/nx-s1-5929107/the-threat-the-h5n1-avian-flu-poses-to-australia-and-new-zealands-unique-wildlife) _2026-08-18 · NPR Topics: Animals_ After killing millions of animals worldwide, the highly contagious H5N1 avian flu has arrived in Australia and New Zealand. Experts warn it could push some unique and native species to extinction. ## [From Wales with love: Stranded sea turtle Rhossi back in Texas after epic 5k-mile trek](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/15/nx-s1-5929447/from-wales-with-love-stranded-sea-turtle-rhossi-back-in-texas-after-epic-5k-mile-trek) _2026-08-15 · NPR Topics: Animals_ NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to the care team of Rhossi, a sea turtle from the Gulf of Mexico that was returned to Texas this week after getting swept up in an ocean current that took him to Wales. ## [Jackie, famous eagle from California eagle-cam, dies](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/11/nx-s1-5928214/jackie-famous-eagle-from-california-eagle-cam-dies) _2026-08-11 · NPR Topics: Animals_ Jackie, who was one half of the famous mated eagle pair Jackie and Shadow, died this week. The birds' eagle-cam livestream has fans across the world. ## [Why Monarch Butterflies are North America's insect mascot](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5918667/why-monarch-butterflies-are-north-americas-insect-mascot) _2026-08-10 · NPR Topics: Animals_ Vann Newkirk, senior editor at The Atlantic , loves butterflies, especially monarch butterflies. He sat down with NPR's Juana Summers to dig into a trip to Mexico that helped him explore his passion. ## [Loggerhead turtles are nesting in record numbers on beaches along the east coast](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/09/nx-s1-5923992/loggerhead-turtles-are-nesting-in-record-numbers-on-beaches-along-the-east-coast) _2026-08-09 · NPR Topics: Animals_ Loggerhead turtles are having a record nesting season in the U.S. but still struggle in other parts of the world. ## [Animal ark: Spokane Fairgrounds houses over 200 pets and livestock fleeing wildfires](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-5923880/animal-ark-spokane-fairgrounds-houses-over-200-pets-and-livestock-fleeing-wildfires) _2026-08-08 · NPR Topics: Animals_ In Spokane, pets and livestock have been evacuated from fire-threatened areas along with people. The Spokane Fair and Expo Center is housing dozens of horses, a donkey, and an emu. ## [Monty Roberts, who trained horses through trust, dies at 91](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/07/nx-s1-5924104/monty-roberts-horse-training) _2026-08-07 · NPR Topics: Animals_ The internationally acclaimed horseman defied the conventional method of breaking horses and developed his own gentler approach — based on horses' non-verbal language. Roberts spoke with Fresh Air in 1997. ## [Sticky or slippery? Snails can change their slime to meet the moment](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/06/nx-s1-5920383/snail-slime-mucus-inspire-new-materials) _2026-08-06 · NPR Topics: Animals_ Snails are slimy. But there's more to that goo of theirs than meets the eye. It's a fact that may help inspire the creation of new materials. ## [Greetings from a wildlife park in central Sri Lanka that's a haven for elephants](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/06/g-s1-137317/sri-lanka-elephants) _2026-08-06 · NPR Topics: Animals_ At a time of increased conflict between elephants and humans, as elephant habitats are converted to intensive agriculture, the Hurulu Eco Park is a place where the animals can graze unimpeded. ## [30 beluga whales left stranded after aquarium closed are being moved to new homes](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5911898/30-beluga-whales-left-stranded-after-aquarium-closed-are-being-moved-to-new-homes) _2026-07-31 · NPR Topics: Animals_ Thirty beluga whales are being transferred out of Marineland, a shuttered aquarium in Canada. ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uxEA6N9s4zBh) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/24/nx-s1-5905327/orcas-ram-sunfish-hard-explodes) _2026-07-24 · NPR Topics: Animals_ Marine biologists off of Baja California recorded one orca teeing up another to smash a sunfish into pieces. Scientists say there could be a reason for this behavior — or it could be just for entertainment.