December 5, 2015 Intrepid eagle steals video camera, shoots selfie in Australia A brazen bird snatched a video camera that was recording crocodiles in northwest Australia and captured fascinating footage of its 70-mile journey across the country's remote landscape.
December 4, 2015 World needs to do more to protect migratory birds, marine species, scientists say Most migratory birds and marine species have little protection from threats like overfishing because of poor coordination and management of conservation efforts around the world, according to two studies out Thursday.
November 22, 2015 ‘Alarming’ number of eagles killed by wind farms, new study finds The research represents one of the first tallies of eagle deaths attributed to the nation's growing wind energy industry, which has been a pillar of President Obama's plans to reduce the pollution blamed for global warming.
November 20, 2015 These birds have a mating dance that would put Gene Kelly to shame On first glance, the courtship of the blue-capped cordon-bleu songbirds looks rather uneventful. The birds, perched next to each other, begin singing and appear to nervously hop. But on closer inspection, they appear to be doing the avian version of a tap dance. Researchers, armed with high-speed cameras, were able to slow things down and catch this behavior that until now had largely gone undetected.
November 4, 2015 First class treatment for endangered Hawaiian petrels As part of a project that was three decades in the making, the 10 fluffy grey and white chicks the size of a small Chihuahua were flown by helicopter from their nesting area on Kauaʻi’s north shore to a new colony featuring a predator-proof fence at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge.
November 3, 2015 West Nile virus taking a toll on birds A new study has found that the West Nile virus is decimating the native bird population in the United States, potentially magnifying the threats from habitat loss and warming temperatures.
October 29, 2015 Could some vultures disappear from Africa? More than half of Africa’s vultures are facing a growing risk of extinction, due to widespread poisoning and targeting by poachers, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
October 28, 2015 Penguin gets cataract surgery Veterinarians have performed cataract surgery on a penguin at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
October 21, 2015 Officials begin testing mysterious goo linked to San Francisco Bay Area bird deaths San Francisco Bay Area officials have begun laboratory tests and necropsies on dead seabirds found coated with a mysterious substance that looks and feels like dirty rubber cement.
