カテゴリー: Birds
Scientists are learning the secrets of the greater racket-tailed drongo and other creatures in a jungle in south India from the people who have always lived thereIn the dense forests of south India’s Western Ghats, you may be lucky enough to spot a gre…
As the birds’ habitats dwindle, Rakesh Khatri is on a mission to build nests and teach others how to do the sameAt the optimistically named Happy School, in a neighbourhood of Old Delhi, a gaggle of entranced children watch intently as they are shown …
Since 1946, despite floods, cyclones and remote terrain, the birds have carried vital intelligence round Odisha state. Now the authorities want to clip their wings …With social media and smartphones offering instant communications, the postcard and the…
Ecologists say some bodies of water may already have passed the tipping points from which they may never recoverAs David Klee nosed his boat out into the channels of Whangamarino, he saw the birds were dying. Hundreds were already dead, floating, the s…
Child died and father tested positive for H5N1, prompting fears of possible person-to-person transmissionThe discovery of two cases of bird flu within the same family in Cambodia has highlighted the concern over potential human-to-human spread of the v…
Case is the country’s first known human infection with H5N1 strain since 2014, health minister saysAn 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died after being infected by a strain of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, the government says.It was the …
Years in the making and boasting astonishing footage, All That Breathes tells the extraordinary story of the bodybuilding brothers getting pollution-choked birds flying again. We meet its directorThere is an astonishing moment near the beginning of All…
Finding a trapped silverbill during lockdown inspired Esha Munshi to create an invaluable record of species in an uncertain worldPhotographs supplied by the Feather LibraryEsha Munshi, an architect based in Ahmedabad, has “breathed birds” as far back a…
Assam, Nagaland and Manipur officials also confiscate catapults and nets to ensure birds can recuperateOfficials in north-east India have banned the use of guns and airguns and confiscated catapults and nets in an effort to safeguard the small Amur fal…
A bird lover wants Forest & Bird to include the huia, a songbird that was sacred to Māori that hasn’t been seen since 1907A passionate New Zealand bird lover has threatened the country’s popular bird of the year competition with legal action if it …
Two Indian brothers dedicate themselves to rescuing birds that are being poisoned by pollution in this complex and quietly beautiful filmShaunak Sen’s documentary is a complex, thoughtful, quietly beautiful film about the ecosystem and human community….
Toxic metal present in both blood and eggshell samples, but the New Zealand birds appear to have formed a tolerance for itLead has been detected in nesting native kākā chicks in Wellington, but unusually, the birds look to have developed a tolerance to…
Meditative documentary All That Breathes is about two brothers’ devotion to protecting black kites against a backdrop of pollution and violence in DelhiThe award-winning documentary All That Breathes is a meditation on life in Delhi through the eyes an…
Research shows that regenerating urban forests draws native bird life back into cities – have you seen more birds in your neighbourhood?New research shows that regenerating urban forests draws native bird life – including previously rare species – bac…
Japanese researchers use bird antibodies to detect virus under ultraviolet lightCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect Covid-19 by glowing under ultrav…