Herds of impala, wildebeest, kudu and other large herbivores are in decline across sub-Saharan Africa, in part due to rising levels of poaching by hunters seeking bushmeat for subsistence and profit.

The McCormick Bird House would be closed "until further notice," the zoo said. Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu ...

But a wily fox will tilt its head side to side, listen for its prey’s skittering feet—and launch a daring airborne attack to retrieve the tasty morsel.

After a year of rising bird flu cases among people in the United States, researchers are keeping a watchful eye on the H5N1 virus to slow further spread. Since early 2024, the country has recorded ...

Birds of prey in medieval Britain relied far more heavily on scavenging human waste than previously thought, according to research that analyzed more than 30 ancient bird skeletons. Ancient red ...

The trapped bird was rescued from a rooftop in Thirsk after nearly a week of concern over its welfare A bird of prey has been rescued from the roof of a high street bank after it became trapped ...

A bird of prey has been rescued from the roof of a high street bank after it became trapped under fixed netting. The bird, believed to be a female sparrowhawk, was first spotted on top of the HSBC ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Thursday urging health-care workers treating patients hospitalized with the flu to perform an additional test for bird flu within ...

Photo: North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Firefighters came to the rescue of a bird of prey trapped in Thirsk town centre today. The bird, thought to be a sparrowhawk, was stuck under netting on ...

Planned bans — such as in Australia — should be replaced with research and resources to educate parents and carers about the best ways to manage their children’s use of social media.

Photo / DoC Despite winning Bird of the Year in 2024, the hoiho, also known as the yellow-eyed penguin or takaraka, is at serious risk of becoming locally extinct within the next two decades as ...

A three-legged predator was recently spotted snatching prey outside of the visitor center ... on it near a partially frozen lake that’s in view of the visitor center. It’s the third winter ...