Though previous research has shown that bird populations are declining across North America, a new study is the first to show that the pace of loss has picked up speed since the mid-1980s in three ...

Scientists studying data collected over more than three decades found accelerating losses. Their research offers clues about the causes.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology today announced the release of a new online tool for studying biodiversity and the evolutionary relationships among birds: the illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny ...

FIFIELD — Winter has not only arrived but has had spurts of polar vortexes. We experienced this cold weather Dec. 14, during our 60th annual Fifield-Park Falls Audubon Christmas Bird Count, started in ...

VALLEY PARK, Mo. — A rare seasonal visitor to Missouri is recovering at the World Bird Sanctuary after being hit by a car. The World Bird Sanctuary says that a Northern saw-whet owl, one of the ...

This video highlights three African bird species known for actively hunting or driving out invasive animals. It explores how their natural instincts and territorial behavior help control species that ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 5, 2025) A study published this month in Environmental Pollution analyzes the role of neonicotinoid insecticide exposure on bird populations, finding a significant ...

A hunter in Ohio was fined nearly $400 for shooting and killing a protected bird species. CBS affiliate WHIO reported, citing a spokesperson from the Ohio Division of Wildlife, that the hunter was ...

WELLFLEET — James Junda reaches into a net set up in the middle of the woods and untangles a bird, an American redstart. The bird chirps loudly in an apparent cry for help. Junda threads his fingers ...

Two new species of bird-dropping crab spiders have been discovered in Malaysia and the Philippines, according to a study. Polina Koroleva Unsplash A scientist has discovered two new species of crab ...

And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...

From three species of Arctic seals to more than half of all birds globally, several animals have slipped closer to extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List. However, 20 species ...