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A vulture nesting colony on Ngethelewan, an inselberg located on the Boma plateau, in South Sudan.

Satellite images identify vulture breeding colonies by their droppings

Ryan Truscott 5 Mar 2026
A white-backed vulture in Zimbabwe. Image by Chris Collyer/ Birdlife Zimbabwe.

Africa’s vulture safe zones face tough test across vast landscapes

Sean Mowbray 19 Feb 2026

Peregrine falcons retain trade protections, despite downlisting bid by Canada and US

Spoorthy Raman 3 Dec 2025
Rüppell's vultures pictured in Kenya’s Masai Mara — these endangered birds raise only one chick per year. Image by Thomas Fuhrmann via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Colony of world’s highest-flying bird under threat in Uganda

Ryan Truscott, Musinguzi Blanshe 29 Oct 2025
A young Taita falcon in South Africa. Image courtesy of Anthony van Zyl.

Mozambique reserve found to host rare Taita falcon’s largest refuge

Mongabay.com 3 Oct 2025
A rapid response to a poisoning event in Kruger National Park in May this year saved more than 80 vultures. Such activities are vitally important, say conservationists, but more action is needed to address drivers of poisoning and poaching.

Mass vulture poisonings expose need for cross-border action in Southern Africa

Sean Mowbray 18 Sep 2025

Mozambican reserve harbors largest documented breeding population of rare falcon

Ryan Truscott 18 Sep 2025
A white-backed vulture in Kruger National Park. This critically endangered species is often a victim of poisoning incidents.

Poisoning crisis could drive vulture extinction in South Africa’s Kruger region

Sean Mowbray 16 Sep 2025
Banner image of a black harrier over the Eastern Rûens Shale Renosterveld in South Africa by Odette Curtis-Scott/ORT.

To save a rare South African ecosystem, conservationists bought the land

Kristine Sabillo 22 Aug 2025
Ornithologist Hemanta Dhakal and his daughter look towards the runway of the Pokhara International Airport from their home in Majheripatan. Image by Abhaya Raj Joshi/ Mongabay.

In Nepal’s Pokhara, a lone rooftop vigil helps keep vultures and planes safe from harm

Abhaya Raj Joshi 16 Jul 2025
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight. Image by Alexas Fotos via Pexels.

Golden eagle spotted in England for first time in more than a decade

Shanna Hanbury 12 Jun 2025
Banner image of a Philippine eagle by Aimee Valencia via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Indigenous forest stewards watch over one of the world’s rarest raptors

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2025
Radheshyam Bishnoi in 2021. From his Instagram.

Radheshyam Bishnoi, protector of India’s wildlife, died on May 24, 2025, aged 28

Rhett Ayers Butler 24 May 2025

Without vultures, carcasses are slow to rot and disease-carrying flies abound

Liz Kimbrough 22 May 2025
A harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja). Image by Brian Gratwicke via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Harpy eagle confirmed in Mexico for first time in over a decade

Mongabay.com 22 May 2025
Banner image of an Egyptian vulture by Mildeep via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Countries failing to stop illegal bird killings despite 2030 commitment: Report

Kristine Sabillo 16 May 2025

Cape vulture conservation offers hope, but challenges remain

Sean Mowbray 14 May 2025
Hooded vulture, Gambia 2017. Image by Pete Richman via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

In West Africa, hooded vultures vanish as abattoirs modernize

Ryan Truscott 24 Apr 2025
A common kestrel, one of the raptors frequently hunted down by poachers in Lebanon.

‘Trophies’ shared on social media reveal scale of mass bird slaughter in Lebanon

Spoorthy Raman 17 Apr 2025
A Eurasian pygmy owl by Erik Karits via Pexels.

Eurasian pygmy owl confirmed in Spain for the first time

Shanna Hanbury 7 Apr 2025
Maltese Falcon Poachers: European hunters endanger Egypt's birds

Maltese Falcon Poachers: European hunters endanger Egypt’s birds

Mahmoud Elsobky, Wael El-Sayegh 2 Apr 2025
Banner image: Tourists interact with birds at the Bouddhanath shrine in Kathmandu. Image by Abhaya Raj Joshi

As Kathmandu’s birds get used to humans, biodiversity suffers, studies show

Abhaya Raj Joshi 28 Oct 2024
Banner image of a drone. Image by Potushaft via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Bird-watching with drones? Might want to watch your distance, study says

Kristine Sabillo 28 Oct 2024
A Philippine eagle.

The tribal leader dedicating his life to protect Philippine’s critically-endangered national bird

Bong S. Sarmiento 15 Oct 2024
Two hooded vultures in the Gambia. Image by Roger Sanderson via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Hooded vultures in Ghana and South Africa on the brink, study says

Sean Mowbray 16 Sep 2024
A white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) flying over a city.

Time to highlight South Asia’s less-studied vultures: Interview with Krishna Bhusal

Abhaya Raj Joshi 23 Aug 2024

Shooting of Philippine eagle renews calls to boost enforcement, wildlife protection

Jhesset O. Enano 29 Jul 2024
Sonam Tashi Lama from Red Panda Network receives the Whitley Award from Princess Anne, patron of the Whitley Fund for Nature in London. Image courtesy WFN.

Owl conservationist Raju Acharya wins Whitley Award in hat trick for Nepal

Abhaya Raj Joshi 3 May 2024
Hoatzin in Peru. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

A new and improved bird family tree shows rapid post-dinosaur evolution

Liz Kimbrough 11 Apr 2024

Mexico’s first black-and-white hawk-eagle nest is a treasure trove for researchers

Astrid Arellano 24 Jan 2024
A sarus crane flies over an agricultural field.

Nepal’s birds pay cost for country’s infrastructure development

Abhaya Raj Joshi 29 Dec 2023

Iconic Indonesian raptor still threatened by habitat degradation, isolation

Basten Gokkon 12 Dec 2023

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