Tag: seabirds

Caspian terns with a taste for young salmon are resisting many of the management efforts put forth to protect imperiled salmon in the fishery. The seabirds nest on small islands...

Seabird poop is so rich in nutrients, its annual value to ecosystems — and to people — makes up nearly half a billion dollars, researchers found. But as seabird numbers...

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 detailed play-by-play. Just as...

Rats have wreaked havoc on seabird populations nesting in the remote Haida Gwaii archipelago off the northwest coast of British Columbia for centuries. First introduced by European ships in the...

The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...

Even in Kauai’s remote mountainous regions, endangered seabirds aren’t immune from the threats of introduced predators, but research shows that predator control can benefit the birds. “There’s this perception that...

Warm water conditions referred to as “The Blob” in the North Pacific Ocean may have prompted the deaths of thousands of common murres in one of the largest seabird die-offs...

Conservationists are concerned about the effects of a bridge and tunnel project in Hampton Roads, Virginia on the nesting grounds for thousands of seabirds. The state had planned to create...

Algorithms can help researchers tune into massive soundscapes involving a huge number of species and background noise to determine the level of seabird recovery on remote islands in Alaska. “We...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed removing the interior least tern (Sterna antillarum) from the endangered species list. The small fish-eating bird was first listed as endangered under the...