Birds
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Consternation in New Zealand as native bat included in bird of the year poll
Winged mammal is the first non-bird to be included in the beloved annual poll, which has been running for 16 y…
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Pet bird evacuated from Afghanistan says ‘bonjour’ to new life in French embassy
A mynah bird that arrived in UAE with a young Afghan refugee has found sanctuary – and a new word – at the amb…
- Animals, Birds, Conservation, Drugs, Endangered species, Environment, India, Pollution, Science, South and Central Asia, Veterinary medicine, Wildlife, World news, Zoos
Born to be wild: India’s first captive-bred endangered vultures are set free
Numbers of the country’s carrion-loving birds dropped by over 97% in the 1990s. Now, a successful breeding sch…
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Hear be kiwis: New Zealand celebrates as distinctive cry of iconic bird returns
Kiwi watchers have recorded the sound of the bird’s song at many sites that were silent just five years ago It…
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‘The rabbit of the sky’: flocks of Canada geese plague New Zealand countryside
The birds exist in a pest-control grey area, with no agency taking the lead, allowing the population to boomTh…
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World’s only alpine parrot may have moved to the mountains to avoid people
Intelligent and mischievous, New Zealand’s kea were once present in other parts of the country, research has f…
- Animals, Biodiversity, Birds, Climate change, Conservation, Environment, India, Indigenous peoples, Mammals, National parks, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
Leaf blowers and beating branches: the fight to stop India’s forest fires
Thousands of blazes in Similipal national park threaten indigenous peoples and wildlife such as tigers, elepha…
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Albatross faceplants to fame on New Zealand livestream
Miscalculated landing ends in undignified scrambling to get back on its feet in front of chick – and camerasAn…
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World’s rarest seagulls thrive in demolished New Zealand office block
300 black-billed gulls nest among the concrete pillars of a building damaged in the Christchurch earthquake – …
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Manukura the rare white kiwi dies after surgery in New Zealand
Beloved bird that inspired toys and a picture book remembered by conservationists as a ‘precious taonga [treas…
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Voting opens in New Zealand’s beloved Bird of the Year competition
What started 15 years ago as a modest promotion to draw attention to native birds, many of which are endangere…
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Hawk or dove? Birdwatching world’s feathers ruffled over Taiwan independence
Plea to remember ‘birds do not know borders’ amid spat between Taiwan’s largest bird conservation group and UK…
- Africa, Animals, Birds, Conservation, Environment, India, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
The vultures aren’t hovering over Africa – and that’s bad news
Unlovely and unloved, vultures play a vital role as nature’s clean-up squad but are now one of the most threat…
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Track a kākāpō? New Zealand’s precious parrot under drone eye
Conservationists can now pinpoint electronically tagged endangered birds without long treks or expensive helic…
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New Zealand’s plan for action on seabirds is strong on rhetoric but light on action | Jessica Desmond
Vision for commercial fishing to reduce deaths to zero is right, but implementation will fall shortFrom our ho…