Indigenous Communities Report Dramatic Loss Of Large Bird Species Over 80 Years

As the global avian extinction crisis accelerates, the loss of large-bodied birds is destroying local biodiversity and ...
AOL

Endangered Bird Population by State

A recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has issued an urgent warning. New findings point to rapid extinction events set to occur in the next 100 years across 500 bird species. The slew ...
E&E

Greens sue feds over endangered bird’s delayed critical habitat

The Fish and Wildlife Service listed black-capped petrels as endangered in December 2023. Environmentalists on Tuesday sued the Fish and Wildlife Service in an effort to secure overdue designation of ...

Trump administration ends protections for rare dancing prairie bird

A ground-dwelling bird known for its elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected.
FOX 5 Atlanta

Endangered bird species lays eggs in the wild, the 1st in almost 40 years

The Sihek is among the most endangered bird species in the world. For the first time in almost 40 years, recently released Siheks have laid eggs in the wild. Conservationists hope to release more ...
WESA

Pittsburgh’s National Aviary secures $25K to help endangered birds

Pittsburgh bird enthusiasts may not be familiar with the Guam Rail. That’s because these birds are not native to Pittsburgh, or even North America, and used to be extinct in the wild altogether. The ...
Yahoo

Rare and endangered birds in Louisiana. These 6 can be found in the state

While the exact number is difficult to gauge, there are approximately between 11,000 and 20,000 different bird species. Out of all these species, 12% of all living birds, approximately 1,200 species, ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

Why a marine ecologist was thrilled to see a critically endangered bird very far from home

Last month, Tammy Russell—judging by her reaction—had the most exciting experience of her life. “I collapsed with relief, joy ...