Numbers have dropped, in some cases sharply, for nearly all of the 42 raptor species surveyed in sub-Saharan regions. By Rachel Nuwer Silhouettes of patrolling raptors filled skies throughout Africa ...

The authors concluded that as a group, Africa's diurnal raptors — those active during the day like eagles — "are facing an extinction crisis, with more than two-thirds of the species examined ...

Taï is the largest intact remnant of the Upper Guinean rainforest, a forest type that once stretched across much of West ...

Migratory birds such as the pied flycatcher typically have wintering locations in Africa close to others from the same breeding population. That means that birds breeding in the Netherlands run into ...

The conversion of natural habitats to farmland is a major cause of biodiversity loss and poses the greatest extinction risk to birds worldwide. Tropical raptors are of particular concern, being ...

Every year, billions of birds migrate long distances with the changing of seasons — according to BirdLife Africa, 40 to 50 percent of avian species migrating to and from Africa are in decline.

The Ramsar Convention is the world's longest-standing international treaty for wetland and waterbird protection. Signed in ...

This apparent bird-human hybrid is the largest image in a panel of rock art by a San artist. Author provided (no reuse) The species is one of about 140 members worldwide of the Rallidae, the bird ...

ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AT THE MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE, PENGUIN COAST IS CELEBRATING TEN YEARS THIS SPRING. IT’S MODELED AFTER A SOUTH AFRICAN FISHING VILLAGE. THE OLD DECOR. WE HAVE THE SAFE NEST BOXES ...