2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (272+ words) In 2022, a quiet corner of Papua New Guinea witnessed a moment that shifted the course of conservation science. On Fergusson Island, researchers and local villagers teamed up in a last, determined search for a bird that had eluded humanity for…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (39+ words) The Laker/Lutz News The celebration, inspired by the city’s area code, featured special activities to encourage natural behaviors among the aquarium’s animals while keeping them active and engaged...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (596+ words) Their visibility, however, has made them a major focus of scientific attention. Mammals are among the most closely studied organisms on the planet, and also among the most at risk. According to the international inventory that tracks species’ conservation status,…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (473+ words) A critically endangered Bali myna in the Vollum Aviary at the Oregon Zoo. Poaching threatens these Indonesian songbirds. Courtesy of Michael Durham / Oregon Zoo There is a new bird in the Rose City. After spending the last few years behind…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (631+ words) Miguel Lezama Ninancuro is well known among Andean birders and takes part regularly in ornithological inventories and expeditions. He said he is working with other ornithologists on a scientific paper about the find, and that the reference specimen, or holotype,…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (264+ words) A DUBLIN man has been arrested for waging a campaign of subjecting the public to terrifying existential questions, using his pet parrot, Toby, as the messenger. Jonathan Casserly (51) denies the accusations and insists his parrot speaking its mind should not…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (329+ words) The San Juan Knights warmed up in the second half to subdue the Mindoro Tamaraws, 74-62, to gain ground in the… People with an inherited form of high cholesterol may face a heightened risk of heart attack or stroke long before…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (190+ words) GK Today The Mindoro bleeding-heart pigeon belongs to the family Columbidae, which includes pigeons and doves. The species is known for its ground-dwelling habit and the distinctive red patch on the breast that gives bleeding-heart pigeons their common name. Endemic…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (831+ words) “For an extremely rare and secretive species, a single image can carry enormous weight,” CCIPH researchers wrote in a Sept. 3 announcement. “It confirms that the bird continues to survive within the landscape.” Juan Carlos Gonzalez, an ornithologist and curator for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (497+ words) New Zealand’s critically endangered kākāpō population has climbed above 300 birds for the first time in around 75 years, following a record breeding season fuelled by an abundance of rimu berries. According to a report by the Guardian, ninety chicks were officially…...