Tag: Birds

Wind and solar energy projects can be deadly for birds and bats, but the ones that die can play a role in making these facilities safer for other wildlife. At...

Researchers will be using a technique called metabarcoding to monitor habitat quality for bird species on Department of Defense instillations. Led by TWS member Jeff Foster, an associated professor at...

An analysis of liver tissue samples from dead California condors reveals that a large portion of the giant raptors have consumed carcasses that contain second generation anticoagulant rodenticides. These potentially...

Researchers on an expedition traveling through an island in Papua New Guinea have captured what may be the first ever known video footage of a black-naped pheasant-pigeon. While local hunters...

New legislation in Hawaii will restrict the amount of outdoor lighting residents can use in Maui in an attempt to lower the amount of bird strikes against buildings. While the...

Have urban birds lost their ability to rough it due to the comforts of city living? Researchers wanted to learn more about urban bird behavior, but they needed help. “How...

Biologists are concerned about an uptick in bird flu this fall, as migrating birds bring the flu with them as they head south for winter. The current highly pathogenic avian...

More than half of U.S. bird species are declining, with the steepest losses among grassland birds and shorebirds, according to a newly released report. Seventy species are particularly in peril—they...

For years, corn farmers in Mexico have tried to fight the perceived damage to their corn by leaving out poison for birds and other animals, or by shooting them. Dozens...

Curiosity may sometimes kill the kea in New Zealand, but researchers are hoping memory retention may keep them away from poisoned baits. Kea (Nestor notabilis), a parrot species, were once...