The count took place on a warm sunny day at the Pu’u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve on the Big Island , with two spotting teams looking for endangered and threatened species in perhaps the richest ...

South Island takahe—a prehistoric-looking flightless bird endemic to New Zealand's rugged landscapes—have become a shining ...

They included gadwall, northern pintail and bufflehead (three varieties of duck), shorebirds like the piping plover and red ...

Greater Newburyport sure loves their cats/dogs/turtles/donkeys/birds.

Nestled between Sunset Beach and the South Carolina line, a barrier island has been protected from development for more than 20 years. But before the state bought it for preservation, Bird Island ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An island located south of the coast of Miyazaki City, Japan, has become a feline lover's paradise. The name is Aoshima Island, home to hundreds of cats of various breeds. A ...

Preston Cook’s love of the iconic raptor has led to a collection of 40,000 objects and, now, a quest to finally bring the ...

State agencies have called for a voluntary pause on the interisland movement of birds in Hawaii for 90 days ... Wastewater Treatment Plan on Hawaii island. Based on the type of strain found ...

Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it too, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. But why? The "evolutionarily ancient" act of yawning likely ...

Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a respiratory virus that primarily affects birds. Health authorities have been preparing a round of vaccinations to prevent a major outbreak. However, cases have ...

As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from this recently arrived virus. Bird flu ...