Why Every Living Kākāpō Has a Name—and What That Says About Its Future

When you think of birds, you might imagine wings flapping silently against a blue sky. The kākāpō, however, lacks these ...

Winterwatch 2026 team Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams promise "a variety of wonderful wildlife and woolly hats"

Winterwatch 2026 will broadcast live from Northern Ireland's Mount Stewart for the first time as the series returns to ...

Bird 'almost extinct' in Northern Ireland found behind bin

An elusive bird which is now considered to be extremely rare in Northern Ireland made an unexpected visit to a Belfast street ...
Earth.com

After 100 years off the radar, 'extinct' bird returns

Ngururrpa Country teams identified the night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) using acoustic sensors and Indigenous knowledge ...
Inverse

The Just Plain Odd Ways Birds Sleep — And What It Means for Us All

Some animals can sleep with just half their brain at a time. Understanding this phenomenon can help us learn more about human ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Outdoors: Listening carefully at night for this beautiful bird

Sometimes the sounds of the night tell a story of their own. It might be the soft howls of a hunting coyote letting others know where it is on a moonlit night. Maybe it’s the mellow chant of a common ...
The Houma Courier

Avian Influenza causing wild bird deaths across Louisiana

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or H5N1, is causing deaths among wild birds in Louisiana. The risk to humans is considered minimal, but officials advise against handling sick or dead birds. While ...
BBC Wildlife

Deadly nightlife: 10 dangerous wild animals that prefer to catch their victims at night

There’s always an additional frisson when out in the wild at night, even in countries lacking deadly creatures. What else is out there? Who is watching you? That frisson is magnified into fear and ...
Cowboy State Daily

Weird Bird Tornado Near Torrington Was A Wild Flight Of Starlings

A swirling “bird tornado” over farmland near Torrington turned out to be a flock of European starlings. While a sight to see, starlings are an invasive species in Wyoming that harm native birds and ...
thecooldown

Scientists sound alarm over troubling discovery in nests of backyard birds: 'It was eye-opening to see'

Tiny 5-millimeter-wide microplastics have been found in the nests and bodies of birds that are living in people's backyards, according to Audubon. Scientists said the discovery was "eye-opening to see ...
Boston Herald

Rockabilly aces up for a wild night at the Burren

Rockabilly cats Deke Dickerson and Kevin (Jittery Jack) Patey used to be the leaders of the bands Untamed Youth and Raging Teens. They’re not quite youth anymore, and well out of their teens. But ...
AOL

The World’s Oldest Wild Bird Returns to Nest at 75 Years Old

A 75-year-old bird has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for the 2025/2026 nesting season. She is the oldest known wild bird ever recorded and remains an active breeder. The Laysan ...