25+ min ago  (672+ words) By Heather Hansman, originally published by bio Graphic Some of the decoys are more intricate than others. To make a convincing brown noddy, you need to carefully blend the transitions between the bird's dark body and its light throat. Terns,…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago  (266+ words) " " " Stornoway, Broadbay & Lochs news A marine conservation charity based in Point has landed a "13, 974 HIE grant to help them investigate declining numbers of dolphins. Mara, based in Portvoller, is planning an 11-month monitoring project in the North-East Lewis Marine Protected…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (113+ words) news. cgtn. com Migratory birds raise chicks in 'high-rise' nests in NE China At Qianhe Island Tourist Scenic Area in Zhaodong City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, around 80, 000 migratory birds have entered their peak breeding season. To ease competition for nesting…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (724+ words) The next time I call someone a "bird brain," it will be a compliment. "You bird brain!" used to be a common insult when someone did something foolish. It makes sense, right? Birds obviously have small brains. Like your childhood…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (330+ words) Linda Winnie's contributions to the Flathead Audubon Society are woven throughout the organization's past 30 years of progress." She has been recognized by the society with its Lifetime Conservation Achievement. In 1988, she married fellow IU faculty member John Winnie on Big…...

12+ hour, 47+ min ago  (106+ words) GMA Network A weak dolphin was rescued in Cagban Port in Boracay, Malay in Aklan province, according to a report on "State of the Nation" on Tuesday. According to the video uploader, the dolphin that was found along the seashore…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (88+ words) news. cgtn. com Baby sand foxes found thriving inside Xinjiang oil field In the Karamay oil production zone of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, two litters of playful sand fox cubs " a national second-class protected species " have been spotted emerging from…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (871+ words) The charity has acquired Bass Rock and Craigleith islands in the Firth of Forth from the Dalrymple family. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has bought two islands off Scotland's east coast to safeguard their "awe-inspiring" seabird…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (475+ words) Agricultural losses caused by bird pests in Australia are estimated to exceed 300 million dollars per year. Birds such as lorikeets often attack high value crops, such as strawberries, grapes, and grains. According to Prof Ronny Rachman Noor, an Ecological Genetics…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (361+ words) Thousands of animals are dying in "awful and unnecessary ways" every year due to commercial fishing in UK waters, campaigners have warned. More than 10, 000 seabirds, 1, 000 whales and dolphins, and hundreds of seals are being "accidentally" killed, a report exposing the…...