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Back from brink: India's vultures stage comeback as captive-breeding, release efforts gather paceVultures are making a comeback in India after a two-decade decline, with over 700 birds bred in captivity and released into protected tiger...
A wind farm in Poland became so loud that local birds started singing louder to compete with the noiseWind farms are impacting bird populations. Birds are altering their songs to be heard over turbine noise, a costly adaptation. Some species...
Researchers stuck a pair of googly eyes on the coast of Denmark and let them sit for 46 days, and here's what happened nextA floating windmill with giant spinning eyes, the Looming-Eye Buoy, was tested to deter seabirds from raiding fish traps in Europe. While i...
Solar farms could be disrupting bird and bat migration, new studies revealSolar farms, vital for clean energy, are inadvertently harming migrating birds and bats. Their reflective surfaces mimic lakes, luring wild...
Something Strange Happens to Birds When They Live on IslandsIsland birds display unique adaptations, known as island syndrome, with scientists noting changes in reproduction, flight ability, and beha...
Africa's birds of prey are in decline, a new study findsNew research reveals that 88 per cent of African raptor species have declined over the past 20 to 40 years, with 69% now meeting the criter...
60% bird species in India have declined over 30 years: ReportThe report classifies 178 species, including Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Common Teal, Tufted Duck, Greater Flamingo, Sarus Crane, ...
Extinction Watch: Eating a songbird into extinctionThe species is known as the “rice bird” in China, where it is hunted for food — a practice that has been illegal since 1997, but continues ...
New report finds India's birds in overall decline, "in some cases catastrophically so"A first-of-its-kind nationwide study of India’s birds has found that among the species for which long-term trends could be established, ove...
2019: More bird mysteries unravelled as warming hit avian flightRevelations that bird species across the world are shrinking in size, and that the North American continent has lost a quarter of its avian...
- Endangered Lesser Adjutant Stork found in Chhattisgarh during survey
Sighting Lesser Adjutant Stork - the bird suspected to be rapidly declining, during an extensive survey on birds found in state done by an ...
Rare Oriental Darter bird spotten by Thane environmentalistThe rare sighting of the Oriental Darter bird at Bhandup pumping station on Wednesday morning has swept a wave of relief over environmental...
Illegal logging cuts down birds by 50%Cutting trees for timber has a devastating impact on birds, with a decline of more than 50 per cent recorded in Ghana's forests, a new stud...
Life on Earth will look dramatically different by mid-centuryClimate change is happening far faster than predicted, and it's causing a huge decline in animal life, according to a recent report.
Visiting birds down by half at Sultanpur National ParkMore than a month after Sultanpur National Park started attracting migratory birds from various parts of the world, the number is still qui...
- Birds vanishing from Europe, finds new study
A study of 144 bird species across 25 European countries has shown that bird populations have declined sharply over the past 30 years.
173 bird species threatened in India: ReportOver 170 species of birds in the country are threatened, with eight new species added to the 2014 Red List prepared by the International Un...
15 bird species in India critically endangered: International reportFifteen species of birds seen in India have been declared critically endangered by the International Union for Conversation of Nature (IUCN...
3 Gujarat bird species in 'endangered' listThe latest 'red list' of endangered bird species released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) includes 15 Indian b...
Indian birds under threat from climate change: StudyClimate change is threatening the survival of a number of Asian bird species, including those in India, a new study warns.