Analysis finds large data gaps for a third of world’s seabirds
Despite an improving global picture on the range of seabirds, large gaps in data exist for dozens of threatened and endangered species. According to new analysis, ...
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Wild Cam: Repopulating a lost Caribbean colony
Desecheo is a tiny islet—a little more than half a square mile—off the west coast of the Puerto Rican mainland. The rocky island is partly forested, though it ...
Bills introduced to fight extinction crisis, protect birds
A new bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives late last month would classify the “global wildlife extinction crisis” as a national emergency. ...
Removing rats helps islands and reefs, even in short term
After just over a decade of being rat free, islands in the Indian Ocean are already showing signs of more seabirds and more nutrients that come from them. Several ...
Drone crash leads to large-scale seabird nest loss
A drone operator flying the device in an illegal protected sanctuary caused seabirds to abandon hundreds of eggs after the drone crashed to the ground among the ...
Climate change affects seabirds’ ability to breed
Climate change and human activities are affecting the ability of seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere to breed, researchers found, and seabirds in the Southern ...
Putting googly eyes on buoys can save seabirds
Adding a pair of google eyes to a buoy can help deter seabirds from getting tangled in fishing gear. Gillnets particularly damage 400,000 seabirds a year. The birds ...
Reaching Paris climate objectives could help stabilize seabird distribution
Reaching Paris Agreement objectives will likely bring stability to the winter distributions of seabird species in the North Atlantic Ocean. But a recent study shows ...
Watch: Efforts under way to restore Louisiana pelican rookery
Louisiana’s Breton Island is a tiny piece of land in the Gulf of Mexico, but it plays an important role for nesting pelicans and other seabirds. Coastal ...
WSB: Electric shocks deter fish crows from seabird colonies
It may come as a shock, but electrifying fake seabird eggs and filling them with toxins are both strategies that help protect imperiled seabirds from crows. Fish ...