Feral species that prey on New Zealand’s birdlife have caused havoc across both islands, and more than 80 per cent are now ...

For 50 years, experts thought it had gone the way of the dodo. But in 1948 a tiny population of flightless takahē was ...

Ireland has already lost many species, especially as a result of rapid deforestation in the 1600 and 1700s, and persecution ...

Scientists also declared several other extinctions, including the first documented plant extinction in New Hampshire.

Contrary to popular belief, the dodo wasn't devoured into extinction by Dutch sailors; it was a hardy survivor thriving in ...

The same strain is linked to the bird flu patient who died in Louisiana. A second type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on ...

The UK has been declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) - and bird "gatherings" have been banned in England and Wales in response to rising cases of bird flu. Strains of the virus have ...

A newly published study has linked UK Common Nightingale declines to changes in habitat quality. Habitat loss has long ... Through the deployment of GPS tags attached to a number of birds, the study ...

Well-stocked bird feeders help to supplement birds’ food when it's in short supply. Throughout the winter months, high-fat foods and water are in short supply but even through the spring and summer, a ...

Q: The amount of effort that goes into a Christmas Bird Count varies quite a bit across years and count circles. How do you deal with this issue when you calculate abundance trends? How do you know ...