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Even in intact Amazon forests, climate change affects bird populations: Study

Suzana Camargo 14 May 2025

Cape vulture conservation offers hope, but challenges remain

Sean Mowbray 14 May 2025

A migrating flycatcher returning to the same Sri Lankan garden sparks interest in birders

Malaka Rodrigo 11 May 2025
A wild boar at Parsa National Park.

Study reveals untold, and unprotected, wildlife wealth of Nepal’s Madhesh province

Abhaya Raj Joshi 2 May 2025
Olivier Nsengimana, founder of Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association. Image courtesy James Rooney/National Geographic Society.

Rwanda’s Olivier Nsengimana inspires protection for gray crowned cranes in East Africa

Musinguzi Blanshe 30 Apr 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

15 years after the BP oil spill disaster, how is the Gulf of Mexico faring?

Liz Kimbrough 21 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 great tit (Parus major)

AI uncovers how birds remix their songs over time

Abhishyant Kidangoor 17 Apr 2025
Red-throated bee-eaters (Merops bulocki), Pehonko, Benin. Image by Yves Bas via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0).

Africa’s growing cities are endangering birdlife (commentary)

Bello Adamu Danmallam 16 Apr 2025
Sable shearwaters are long-lived marine birds that nest in large colonies on islands and shores throughout the Indian and Pacific oceans

Plastic-eating seabird chicks show signs of organ failure and cognitive decline

Spoorthy Raman 16 Apr 2025

Back to the skies: the unlikely comeback of one of Brazil’s rarest parrots

Xavier Bartaburu 14 Apr 2025
A tagged vulture in Zambia as part of ongoing population monitoring efforts. Malasa says she hopes the findings of the recent report can galvanize conservation support for vultures across Africa. Image courtesy of BirdWatch Zambia.

Conserving vultures in Southern Africa may provide substantial economic gain: Report

Sean Mowbray 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
Two pairs of N. Bald Ibis photographed at the wintering grounds on the Ethiopian highlands in November 2006 (© G. Serra).

The effort to save Syria’s northern bald ibis population failed, but much can be learned (analysis)

Gianluca Serra 28 Mar 2025
Yellow-breasted bunting

How birds deepen our awareness of nature: Interview with Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok

Carolyn Cowan 24 Feb 2025

India’s Adani withdraws from controversial Sri Lanka wind power project

Malaka Rodrigo 21 Feb 2025
Liberia is home to three species of pangolin, which are also referred to scaly anteaters. This tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) is listed as Endangered while the other two - the giant pangolin (Manis gigantea) and long-tailed pangolin (Manis tetradactyla) - are listed as Vulnerable. Image by Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How ‘country palm’ could help pave the way toward a sustainable palm oil future in Liberia

Louise Hunt 18 Feb 2025
Malir River near Damloti check dam, Karachi suburbs.

Ecology vs. development in Karachi: Interview with photographer Salman Baloch

Waqas Alam Angaria 14 Feb 2025

Massive songbird seizure highlights Indonesia’s unrelenting illegal wildlife trade

Keith Anthony Fabro 13 Feb 2025

Mammals, birds in Vietnam’s rare coastal forests revealed by camera traps

Carolyn Cowan 13 Feb 2025
A black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) feeding on a palm tree in Brisbane, Australia.

Declining biodiversity and emerging diseases are entwined, more study needed

Ruth Kamnitzer 12 Feb 2025

More cable car controversy surfaces in Nepal’s western mountains

Abhaya Raj Joshi 12 Feb 2025
A lion in a cage

Nearly 20,000 animals seized in global wildlife trafficking crackdown

Mongabay.com 10 Feb 2025

In Brazil, free-flight lessons help teach macaws to survive in the wild

Suzana Camargo 7 Feb 2025

Report reveals staggering levels of wildlife trafficking in Hispanic America

Spoorthy Raman 7 Feb 2025
One man lifts honeycomb from a bees' nest while his companion holds a red plastic bag open to receive it, smoke drifts in the background. Image courtesy Claire Spottiswoode.

Birds guide honey-hunters to most of their harvest in Mozambican reserve

Ryan Truscott 7 Feb 2025

Kenya revives poisoning campaign to curb invasive Indian house crows

Gilbert Nakweya 6 Feb 2025
Common pochard (Aythya ferina) photographed in Pakistan.

Better government policies could help as migratory birds lose habitat in Bangladesh

Pinky Akter 5 Feb 2025

Study highlights effects of habitat fragmentation on Sri Lankan specialist birds

Malaka Rodrigo 4 Feb 2025
A Pacific wren (Troglodytes pacificus).

Indigenous knowledge helps explain bird population changes in Canada’s BC

Jane Palmer 3 Feb 2025
A mangrove pitta

How to tell if mangrove restoration is working? Listen to the birds

Carolyn Cowan 3 Feb 2025

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