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How seabird poop helped fuel ancient civilizations in Peru

David Brown 19 Feb 2026
A turtle consumes a plastic bag.

Lethal dose of plastic for seabirds and marine animals ‘much smaller than expected’

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Nov 2025

Researchers define the importance of the ‘circular seabird economy’

Bobby Bascomb 6 Nov 2025
Birds flock in the foreground against wind turbines at the Spearville Wind Farm Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Spearville, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Radar study shows when offshore turbines pose greatest risks to migrating birds

Edward Carver 21 Oct 2025

Indonesia falls short in bid to increase its share of southern bluefin tuna catch

Edward Carver 16 Oct 2025

State-NGO collaboration expands protection for Patagonia’s biodiversity hotspot

Mark Hillsdon 16 Oct 2025

Removing rats helps revive forests, birds & coral in the Marshall Islands

Bobby Bascomb 3 Oct 2025
Banner image of the Liberia-flagged vessel MSC Elsa 3 that sank on May 25 off southern India. Image courtesy of the Indian Coast Guard.

Sri Lanka hit by plastic pollution after cargo ship sinks off Indian coast

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2025

Global tracking study reveals marine megafauna hotspots lie largely unprotected

Keith Anthony Fabro 16 Jul 2025

Out-of-range albatross makes a highlight in the revival of seabird watching in Sri Lanka

Malaka Rodrigo 9 Jul 2025
Pelicans have rebounded on the restored Queen Bess Island off the coast of Louisiana. Photo courtesy of Alisha Renfro

Pelicans recover, but dolphins and other species struggle 15 years after BP oil spill

Mongabay.com 18 Jun 2025
Banner image of a great cormorant by Alexis Louis via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

European body proposes mass killing of cormorants to protect fish stocks

Kristine Sabillo 9 May 2025
Banner Image of a far eastern curlew courtesy of Dong-pil.

Scientists warn of S. Korea airport project’s impact on migratory bird habitat

Kristine Sabillo 7 May 2025
Why are the British flooding parts of their coast? Once farmland protected by flood defenses, Steart Marshes in southwest England now thrives as a restored salt marsh. As the defences weakened, the land became increasingly vulnerable to flooding. Instead of rebuilding defenses, conservationists, the government and local communities made a bold choice to let the sea reclaim the landscape. Just over 10 years ago the sea wall was breached, allowing the sea to take over the land, transforming the area into a vital wetland habitat. Salt marshes, which have declined by 85% in the U.K. since the 19th century, play a crucial role in coastal ecosystems. They provide shelter for wetland wildlife, act as natural flood defenses by absorbing storm surges, stabilize coastlines against erosion, and store carbon to help combat climate change. Managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Steart Marshes now provides a model for future restoration projects, proving that working with nature can protect communities while rebuilding lost habitats.

England’s flooded farmlands offer habitat, carbon storage & storm protection

Mongabay.com 29 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

Conservationists, fishing industry find balance on protecting African penguins

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Mar 2025

A bird last seen by Darwin 190 years ago reappears on a Galápagos island

Bobby Bascomb 11 Mar 2025
Yellow-breasted bunting

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

Carolyn Cowan 24 Feb 2025

Wisdom, the world’s oldest known bird at 74, has a new chick

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Feb 2025
Banner image of the spoon-billed sandpaper dubbed K9, courtesy of Dongming Li.

World’s tiniest transmitter finds nesting area of rarest migratory shorebird

Kristine Sabillo 24 Jan 2025
An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Atlantic puffins are perilously attracted to artificial light

Spoorthy Raman 7 Jan 2025

Endangered seabirds return to Pacific island after century-long absence

Liz Kimbrough 14 Dec 2024
A burrowing anemone in the seabed.

Mapping ‘gloop and mud’ sheds light on seabed carbon storage

Mark Hillsdon 14 Nov 2024
Banner image of a curlew sandpiper, courtesy of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok/BirdLife International.

Shorebird populations drop globally, some by a third: Report

Kristine Sabillo 11 Nov 2024
Two lesser noddies seen in Cox's Bazar.

Lesser noddy sighting stirs up birding community in Bangladesh

Rafiqul Islam 5 Nov 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
More than 95% of southern elephant seal pups (Mirounga leonina) born in 2023 perished in that year from the deadly outbreak of avian influenza.

Animal apocalypse: Deadly bird flu infects hundreds of species pole-to-pole

Sharon Guynup 6 Aug 2024
The endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

South Africa’s penguins heading toward extinction; will no-fishing zones help?

Leonie Joubert 17 Oct 2023
Seabirds on Redonda Island cliffs.

From rat-ridden to reserve, Redonda is an island restoration role model

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 27 Sep 2023

‘Catastrophic breeding failure’ for penguins as Antarctic sea ice vanishes

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 25 Aug 2023

Photos: Sri Lanka’s Kalametiya lagoon draws tourists to see native and migrant birds

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 31 Jul 2023
Wandering albatross on Marion Island.

S. Africa to purge bird-eating mice from key albatross breeding island

Leonie Joubert 5 Jul 2023

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