Tag: conservation

  • Britain’s Bitterns Respond Positively to Conservation Efforts

    Considered to be on the brink of extinction in Britain just over a decade ago, the bittern has made a remarkable come-back, with the species enjoying its best recorded nesting season in the ...

  • Marvelous Work of The Raptor Foundation

    In Cambridgeshire, near St. Ives, is a safe haven for birds of prey. The Raptor Foundation welcomes any bird that has been injured or has been placed in circumstances that requires ...

  • The Fascinating Flightless Cassowary

    The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) is a large flightless bird found in the Seram Islands of Indonesia and the tropical rainforests of Aru, as well as New Guinea and northeastern ...

  • Brown Pelican Numbers Hit Record High in the Farallones

    The Farallon Islands, located in the Gulf of the Farallones off the coast of San Francisco, California, around 32 kilometers south of Point Reyes, are home to a growing number of Brown Pelicans ...

  • EAD’s Bird Database Given a Boost

    The Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi (EAD) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Emirates Bird Records Committee (EBRC) that will give the agency access to almost a quarter of a ...

  • New Bio-Acoustic Technology A Boon For Conservationists

    Most people are aware of the fact that years of pollution is taking its toll on our planet and the creatures on it, but when it comes to birds it is sometimes difficult to get an accurate ...

  • Red Kites Return to North of Ireland

    After an absence of about 200 years, the magnificent Red Kite with its more than five foot wingspan, rusty-red coloring, distinctive forked tail, black wing tips and white patches under each ...

  • Bird Conference To Have Renewable Energy Theme

    Not many people pair up "birds" with the concept of "renewable energy" but that is exactly what is going to happen at an upcoming bird conservation conference to be held in Columbia later this ...

  • Avian Haven Saves Lives

    Avian Haven, situated in Freedom, Maine, is a wild bird rehabilitation center has cared for more than twenty thousand birds during the twenty years since it was founded by Diane Winn and Marc ...

  • The Plight of the Endangered Snail Kite

    The Florida Everglades offer a variety of habitats that are home to an amazing array of birds and wildlife. But, as is increasingly the case all over the world, man is encroaching on the ...

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