The Hereford Times7d
Where to hear "locally extinct" nightingales singing
SUMMER visiting nightingales will soon be appearing in Britain, with their songs ringing out from dense scrub and woodland.
Once common Aussie bird among 21 new species facing extinction: ‘Decade of vandalism'
Australia has some of the most diverse plants and animals in the world. Overnight, 21 of those species were added to the ...
Scientific American7d
Birds Are in Trouble across the U.S. But It’s Not Too Late to Protect Them
In the U.S. 42 species of birds have low and steeply declining populations that put them on the brink of disaster, scientists ...
A non-hiker’s guide to Death Valley — what to do, see and eat in the charming towns nearby
Fascinating caves, an opera house and hot springs galore. The historic communities of Shoshone and Tecopa have much more to ...
Zoo hopes critically endangered birds will breed
It is hoped an endangered species of duck in Jersey could breed later this year to help boost its population, the island's ...
The New York Times11d
What the Dodo Tells Us, 300 Years After Its Extinction
The bird — fat and flightless ... Using fossils, he argued in 1796 that many species had become extinct in the wake of natural catastrophes. Humans had been causing extinctions at least since ...
RTE Online14d
Fencing project aims to protect endangered wading birds on Acaill
Speaking to RTÉ's News at One, Mr Murphy said: "The fencing is needed on Achill Island to get some of Ireland's most endangered, red list species birds to adulthood. "In Ireland, if we can get ...
Nearly half of popular tropical plant groups related to birds-of-paradise and bananas are threatened with extinction
A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus ...
Door County Land Trust acquires wetland in Northern Door, giving it almost 10,000 acres
The newly acquired property will be added to one of the trust's existing preserves to help preserve wetlands and wildlife ...
Smithsonian Magazine27d
The Last Member of This Bird Species Died in Captivity on This Day in 1918
For reasons scientists still don’t totally understand, these beautiful and mystical birds went extinct on February ... the species is one of many on a list prioritized for eventual de-extinction ...