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JWM: Red kites still need conservation despite downlisting

March 28, 2022

The International Union for Conservation of Nature downlisted red kites, a raptor species found widely across Europe, to least concern in 2020, after researchers found that the bird numbers were increasing across their global range. …

Dana Kobilinsky

Fearful prey take fewer risks for their young

March 21, 2022

Typically, the more predators are on the landscape, the less prey are around. Bring in more wolves (Canis lupus), and you can expect elk (Cervus canadensis) numbers to fall. “It makes total sense,” said Liana …

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Joro spiders could spread throughout East Coast

March 17, 2022

Joro spiders may look big and scary, but biologists say that unlike some other introduced species, they may not pose a danger to the environment, even if they spread across the East Coast. The Japanese …

Dana Kobilinsky

Brainier birds deal better with climate change

March 16, 2022

When researchers in Chicago studied museum specimens of birds that died from window strikes, they discovered a trend. Since the 1970s, a warming climate was causing many species of birds to decrease in size. But …

Dana Kobilinsky

Larger farms have less bird biodiversity

March 4, 2022

The Iron Curtain is more than just a bit of Cold War history. The imaginary line across Europe has left a legacy on the landscape in many ways. One is in the size of farms …

FYI News

Artificial Intelligence helps predict bird declines worldwide

February 24, 2022

For many bird species, scientists don’t have much information to figure out whether their populations are rising, falling or staying about the same. To get a better sense, researchers turned to a combination of big …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Wild Cam: Harvest may contribute to shorebird decline

January 28, 2022

In the coastal areas of Guyana, hunters get creative when trapping birds—sometimes “shocking” whole flocks with wires. Tying a 12-meter wire to a pole and laying it down in a straight line in the mud, …

Conservation News

TWS2021: NYC green roof provides ample gull habitat

January 5, 2022

The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a massive piece of architecture, even by New York City standards. The building takes up four city blocks of space right alongside the Hudson River—and gulls love it. …

FYI News

Maine conducts first winter bird survey

December 21, 2021

Maine is conducting its first-ever statewide survey of wintering birds. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is updating its Maine Bird Atlas, a citizen science project that tracks bird species in the state. …

Joshua Rapp Learn

TWS2021: Do invasive fruit flies affect bird abundance?

December 20, 2021

Many studies focus on the effects of insect pests on forest vegetation. But new research shows that spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii), originally from Asia but now found widely in North America, may reduce food …

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