The Return of the Kite
In the 1990s, red kites were reintroduced to England from Spain. Now, the English are returning the favor.
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Bombs for Biodiversity
As global insecurity prompts Germany and other European countries to expand their armed forces, biologists are tracking the impacts to the flora and fauna on military bases.
How Poor Choices are Making Spain’s Solar Boom Bad for Birds
Solar energy is good, but solar farms stuffed with ill-conceived nest boxes are not.
Spain’s Cliff-Nesting Gulls Are Actually Beach Bums
Almost a century ago, egg-poaching humans drove yellow-legged gulls away from beaches. Now the birds are coming back.
The Artist Showing Seabirds Home
The woman at the heart of a long-standing avian restoration program blends art and science to attract birds back to lost habitat.
The Birds Who Call Us Home
In springtime in North America, purple martins spread joy as they return to their nest boxes—is that enough motivation for us to ward off an avian housing crisis?
Singing Teachers for Honeyeaters
Scientists have saved the song of a critically endangered Australian bird by recruiting wild males to tutor zoo-born babies.
The Bard and the Birds
The frilled collars of ruffs—and the birds’ elaborate mating rituals—are straight out of a Shakespearean drama.
After the Outbreak
A northern gannet colony devastated by avian influenza is slowly recovering—and so are the researchers who witnessed the virus’s wrath.
Is it Too Soon to Whoop for Whooping Cranes?
Conservationists managed to save North America’s whooping cranes from extinction once, but the birds now face mounting threats in their winter habitat along the coast of Texas.
Bombs for Biodiversity
As global insecurity prompts Germany and other European countries to expand their armed forces, biologists are tracking the impacts to the flora and fauna on military bases.
How Poor Choices are Making Spain’s Solar Boom Bad for Birds
Solar energy is good, but solar farms stuffed with ill-conceived nest boxes are not.
Spain’s Cliff-Nesting Gulls Are Actually Beach Bums
Almost a century ago, egg-poaching humans drove yellow-legged gulls away from beaches. Now the birds are coming back.
The Artist Showing Seabirds Home
The woman at the heart of a long-standing avian restoration program blends art and science to attract birds back to lost habitat.
The Birds Who Call Us Home
In springtime in North America, purple martins spread joy as they return to their nest boxes—is that enough motivation for us to ward off an avian housing crisis?
Singing Teachers for Honeyeaters
Scientists have saved the song of a critically endangered Australian bird by recruiting wild males to tutor zoo-born babies.
The Bard and the Birds
The frilled collars of ruffs—and the birds’ elaborate mating rituals—are straight out of a Shakespearean drama.
After the Outbreak
A northern gannet colony devastated by avian influenza is slowly recovering—and so are the researchers who witnessed the virus’s wrath.
Is it Too Soon to Whoop for Whooping Cranes?
Conservationists managed to save North America’s whooping cranes from extinction once, but the birds now face mounting threats in their winter habitat along the coast of Texas.