News articles tagged with 'bird'
Vultures dying at alarming rate
— 17 Nov 2011 17:46 | EnvironmentVultures in South Asia were on the brink of extinction until Lindsay Oaks and Richard Watson, from The Peregrine Fund in the US, undertook observational and forensic studies to find…
New models may reduce seabird bycatch
— 6 Apr 2011 17:40 | BiologyTens of thousands of albatrosses and other far-ranging seabirds are killed each year after they become caught in longline fishing gear. Innovative new models developed by a Duke University-led…
Did dinosaurs have lice? Researchers say it's possible
— 6 Apr 2011 15:22 | Geology and palaeontologyA new study louses up a popular theory of animal evolution and opens up the possibility that dinosaurs were early - perhaps even the first - animal hosts of lice…
Smithsonian scientists find declining rainfall is a major influence for migrating birds
— 31 Mar 2011 15:15 | BiologyInstinct and the annual increase of daylight hours have long been thought to be the triggers for birds to begin their spring migration. Scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology…
New research suggests wild birds may play a role in the spread of bird flu
— 28 Mar 2011 14:32 | HealthWild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1…
Fairy wrens: Accountants of the animal kingdom
— 19 Mar 2011 14:09 | BiologyA puzzling example of altruism in nature has been debunked with researchers showing that purple-crowned fairy wrens are in reality cunningly planning for their own future when they…
Not so eagle eyed: New study reveals why birds collide with man-made objects
— 17 Mar 2011 17:59 | EnvironmentFrom office block windows to power lines and wind turbines, many species of bird are prone to colliding with large man-made objects, many of which appear difficult not to notice to…
Scientists find that non-native snakes are taking a toll on native birds
— 11 Mar 2011 15:34 | BiologyThe Everglades National Park in Florida is home to hundreds of species of native wildlife. It has also become the well-established home of the non-native Burmese python - known to be…
Lover's lane for birds found in Arctic
— 11 Mar 2011 15:22 | BiologyA new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society reveals the critical importance of western Arctic Alaska's Teshekpuk Lake region to tens of thousands of birds that breed in the area…
American birds of prey at higher risk of poisoning from pest control chemicals
— 10 Mar 2011 18:05 | EnvironmentA new study by scientists from Maryland and Colorado using American kestrels, a surrogate test species for raptorial birds, suggests that they are at greater risk from poisoning from…