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Elusive, Critically Endangered Bird—and One of the Closest Living Relatives of Dodos—Was Spotted for the First Time in Five Years

Conservationists are racing to save the manumea, a chicken-sized bird that lives only on two Samoan islands, from extinction ...
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Officials stunned by first-of-its-kind sighting of rare species: 'Never seen in such high numbers'

In this region, sightings of rare and endangered birds, including Indian Skimmers, have been reported by members of the ...

Rare nocturnal parrots in New Zealand are breeding for the first time in 4 years — here's why

Kākāpō ( Strigops habroptilus) are large, flightless, nocturnal parrots with mottled green and yellow plumage that only breed ...
E&E

Greens sue feds over endangered bird’s delayed critical habitat

The Fish and Wildlife Service listed black-capped petrels as endangered in December 2023. Environmentalists on Tuesday sued the Fish and Wildlife Service in an effort to secure overdue designation of ...
AOL

Endangered Bird Population by State

A recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has issued an urgent warning. New findings point to rapid extinction events set to occur in the next 100 years across 500 bird species. The slew ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Endangered bird species lays eggs in the wild, the 1st in almost 40 years

The Sihek is among the most endangered bird species in the world. For the first time in almost 40 years, recently released Siheks have laid eggs in the wild. Conservationists hope to release more ...
i24NEWS

Innovative prosthetic gives endangered Egyptian Vulture a second chance

Six months ago, the injured bird was brought to the KKL Wildlife Clinic in the Hula Valley. Despite the best efforts of ...
KHON2

Endangered birds return to home region after 80 years

HONOLULU (KHON2) — An endangered finch is once again calling Kuaihelani, also known as the Midway Atoll, home after being away from its home for 80 years. On July 21 and July 22, U.S. Fish and ...
Travel Mexico Solo on MSN

These are the 20 biggest and scariest birds on Earth (and yes, some of them do attack humans)

Wondering about the most dangerous birds on Earth? We've compiled this list of the Top 20 scariest birds — some that have ...

Avian flu kills two endangered whooping cranes near Saskatoon

Two endangered whooping cranes found dead in fields near Saskatoon this fall tested positive for avian influenza, the first ...