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The recent halting of the Forest Service’s massive deforestation and road-building project bordering Yellowstone National Park benefitted far more than ...

Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences kept busy throughout 2025. Along with collaborators from across the globe, ...

Every year on a single day, from December 14 to January 5, a group of dedicated birders work at finding and counting birds, ...

Sara Johnson writes, The population of birds in North America has dropped by 30%, with 64% of 67 forest species found in the ...

Owls are some of the best-known birds in the world, famous for their hooting calls and their excellent eyesight. There are ...

Deep inside a fossil-filled cave in the Dominican Republic, researchers uncovered evidence of an unexpected interaction ...

Some residents along the Gulf Coast are creating habitat for the endangered birds on their properties, but development, ...

Some see squirrels as adorable, bushy-tailed creatures that run in circles around tree trunks before they finally race up trees to the safety of the branches above to enjoy a snack while taking in the ...

Residents of Winona, Fillmore, and Houston counties, including college students, are specially invited to visit the International Owl Center for free on January 10 and 11. The Owl Center is ...

Residents of Winona, Fillmore and Houston Counties, including college students, are specially invited to visit the International Owl Center for FREE on Jan. 10 and 11. The Owl Center is ...

Countries under the international treaty to protect migratory animals have proposed increasing protections for 42 species.