Birds
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Threatened kārearea falcon wins New Zealand’s 2025 bird of the year
The country’s fastest bird has taken out the top prize in a scandal-free year for the annual pollNew Zealand’s…
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Rare smelly penguin wins New Zealand bird of the year contest
The hoiho, which means ‘noise shouter’, triumphed in a year free from the usual scandals surrounding the compe…
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‘Miracle’ penguin found two weeks after escaping captivity in Japan
Pen-chan defies expectations to be reunited with keeper safe and sound after swimming 30 miles in open seaA fu…
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New Zealand rushes vaccination of endangered birds before deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu arrives
Small trial on native birds is part of preparations for arrival of deadly strain of H5N1 avian flu, which has …
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Much cagou about something: New Caledonia’s favourite bird thriving after conservation push
Efforts to protect the flamboyant flightless bird, including managing predators, have seen cagou numbers grow …
- Birds, Death and dying, India, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Pharmaceuticals industry, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Our culture is dying’: vulture shortage threatens Zoroastrian burial rites
Inadvertent poisoning of scavengers across Indian subcontinent is forcing some communities to give up ancient …
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Tokyo taxi driver arrested, accused of running over pigeon
Atsushi Ozawa accused of using car to kill common pigeon, which vets said died of traumatic shockTo some, they…
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‘Very sweet milestone’: wild-born kiwi chicks are Wellington’s first in a century
New Zealand’s national icon is also one of its most vulnerable birds and conservationists believe it was absen…
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‘Puking’ pūteketeke crowned New Zealand bird of the century after John Oliver campaign
Annual competition inundated with a record number of votes after comedian took the Australasian crested grebe …
- Animals, Birds, Conservation, Endangered species, Environment, India, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
India birds report identifies 178 species as being of high conservation concern
Large-scale study indicates population declines after collation of data from country’s conservation organisati…
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‘Bird killing machines’: New Zealand cools on cats to protect native wildlife
Once a nation of cat-lovers, attacks on other animals and recovery in local fauna is reshaping attitudes towar…
- Africa, Animal welfare, Animals, Birds, Climate crisis, Conservation, Endangered habitats, Endangered species, Environment, India, World news
How killing vultures endangers humans – video
Africa has lost about 90% of its vultures over the past 50 years. It’s a rapidly growing crisis, and the decli…
- Animals, Birds, Delhi, Environment, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
Rare birds: how Delhi brothers’ avian ambulance service has taken wing
Seeing a trapped bird led Amit and Abhishek Jain to dedicate their spare time to rescuing dozens of creatures …
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From thieving parrots to boozy pigeons: why New Zealand is obsessed with its native birds
The result of an extraordinary ecological history, many of New Zealand’s birds are highly unusual but all are …
- Animals, Birds, Conservation, Conservation and indigenous people, Environment, Global development, India, Indigenous peoples, South and Central Asia, Trees and forests, Wildlife, World news
Great pretender: the bird with an Elvis-like quiff that can’t stop mimicking
Scientists are learning the secrets of the greater racket-tailed drongo and other creatures in a jungle in sou…