Routine use of illegal ‘lures’ by visiting European hunters who love to shoot migrating birds in the Balkans is pushing some species to the brink – while weak policing allows the crime to continue ...

Experienced birders said they’ve learned how to look at a sea of black, when birds such as starlings, red-winged blackbirds, ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

Winter poses several challenges for birds. Scarce food supplies and limited water are obvious challenges for nearly all of them. Extremely cold temperatures, strong winds, driving snow and ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

Whether its designer malls, 24-hour butler service or indulgent spa oases, these hotels reveal why Dubai is known for ...

The investigation into the deadliest air disaster on the country’s soil remains ongoing, the report made available on Monday said, focused on the role of “bird strike” and involving an ...

The English edition, by British-based Richard Porter, the Middle East Adviser to the international conservation ... Ahmed Al Ali and Peter Hellyer. The guide covers resident and migrant birds found in ...

Pop across Highway 37 (enjoying the bird-filled Napa-Sonoma Marshes along the way) and in 30 minutes you’re in another avian world. Have you seen shrikes, magpies and cranes recently?

The burgeoning concerns of bird flu have prompted officials to temporarily close down D.W. Field Park in Brockton, Massachusetts, where signs of a possible outbreak surfaced. Visitors are urged to ...

East New York has a reputation for violence — with good reason. The 75th precinct has a violent crime rate that’s 84% higher than New York City as a whole and 279% higher than the rest of the ...