TWS2020: Cleaning feathers helps gulls after oil spills
Cleaning gulls covered in crude oil from spills like the Deepwater Horizon disaster helps the seabirds recover, and the benefits of rehabilitation outweigh the ...
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Wild Cam: Herring gull steal food from hard-working puffins
The surrounding crowd was raucous, and the smell was even worse. But Kaylee Busniuk weathered the distractions like a champ, announcing the unfolding action in a ...
Birds prey on bears’ leftover goose egg scraps
Polar bears and grizzlies in the Arctic are scaring snow geese from their nests to consume their eggs, leaving a clear path for gulls and ravens to prey on their ...
Watch: Gull stealing your seaside snack? Stare it down
Keep an eye on those gulls trying to steal your beach snack. They might have second thoughts. A team of scientists at the University of Exeter experimented by ...
From Pristine to Polluted and Back — from The Wildlife Professional
The waters of Maine’s Lake Auburn were renowned for being pristine. Surrounded by fields, forests and the grassy campus of Central Maine Community College, the ...
Gulls affected by bacteria in more populated areas
While Alaskan gulls are often infected with the common bacteria E. coli, it appears that some strains found in the birds have developed a resistance to antibiotics. ...
Overfishing, Climate Change Push Mexican Seabirds North
Climate change and overfishing is pushing a colony of seabirds from their native Mexican nesting grounds into California. “The problem for the elegant terns is ...