With threats of avian flu and lead poisoning, biologists are working overtime to care for a species that nearly went extinct.

Flightless species of birds (such as ostriches, which are the largest living birds) tend to outsize any of the largest birds ...

Keying off the mesmerizing New York story of two red-tailed hawks in love, living and struggling on Fifth Avenue, the play Pecking Order has some excellent elements, but ultimately disappoints.

Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking, quixotic efforts.

Last year was an exceptional milestone for the Central California condor flock, as nine wild chicks fledged from their ...

Birds have fascinated humans for centuries, with their ability to take to the skies effortlessly. But when it comes to sheer size and wingspan, some birds dominate the skies in ways that seem almost ...

In 1973, the U.S. Congress approved what I consider one of the most important actions to helping preserve the wide diversity of plant and animal life here. Richard Nixon was the president then and ...

And in 2023, a string of near-collisions at U.S. airports spurred the creation of a new independent safety review team.Understandably, anxiety around flying has spiked. So, should passengers be ...

Birds come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and their ability to soar through the skies has always captivated us. But when ...

Officials in the US have sought to reassure citizens that flying is safe ... Air crashed in South Korea after what appeared to be a bird strike. Here, The Independent takes a look at just how ...

PORTLAND — It’s egg-laying season at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation, and two California condor couples ... contribution to the bird’s global population, which ...