The identification of a vulture that lived more than 50,000 years ago is shedding more light on biodiversity loss and ecosystem change in Australia.
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Researchers were surprised to find two female condors had managed to hatch chicks that had no fathers. But virgin birth does not seem to produce healthy birds that could strengthen the population.
Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous ‘toothed’ bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
The poisoning incident in Guinea-Bissau represents a loss of around 5% of the estimated national population of Hooded Vultures, which makes up 22% of the entire global population.
Even when birds are not flying in a flock, they may observe each other to sense the world around them.
Well-intended efforts to reduce food waste could threaten some birds and animal species, a new paper has warned.
They might keep the environment clean and healthy but most species are in steep decline.
Wind farms are responsible for a large number of bird deaths. Finding a way to ensure that they can co-exist is vital.
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