The New Zealand Parakeet Pair That Are Saving Their Species
There are about 450 orange-fronted parakeets left in the world. Super breeders Nacho and Trixie are doing their best to bolster the population.
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Japan
Crested Ibises Get the Royal Treatment in Japan as They Fly Again
Once widespread in Japan, the colorful birds went from being fairly commonplace in the country to being on the verge of extinction.
Birds
Big gains for little terns: how Lindisfarne reserve is helping a rare bird survive tourism
Seasonal wardens and netted fences are helping protect the rare ground-nesting birds that arrive each spring on the UK’s shoresOn Ross Sands in Northumberland, a little tern has caught sight…
Wildlife
Ministers urge City of London to act over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds
Exclusive: Local authority asked what steps it is taking after hordes of splashing revellers seen disturbing nesting birdsMinisters have written to the City of London demanding it stop people from…
Wildlife
‘Nature’s soap opera’: how a wildlife artist’s nestboxes became a YouTube hit
The births, fledgling flights and even first dates on Robert Fuller’s site are about to hit a million global subscribersHaving enjoyed setting up bird boxes with his father as a…
Birds
Dartford warbler stages a comeback 60 years after almost vanishing
Survey shows 44% increase on RSPB reserves of bird that almost became extinct in England in the 60sMore than half a century after the Dartford warbler almost vanished from the…
Environment
Country diary: Mayday, mayday … the heatwave is killing the swallow chicks | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Adult swallows travel across the world to breed in Britain’s supposedly temperate climate. Instead, this week’s temperatures have been deadlyMouth gaping, the swallow chick leans perilously…
Birds
‘Utterly appalling’: anger over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds
Nature groups urge people to avoid unauthorised areas to protect birds during nesting seasonNature groups have pleaded with swimmers to give wildlife a wide berth after dozens of people swam…
Birds
Country diary: Perilous puffins and a plucky underdog | Mya Bambrick
Swanage, Dorset: While the seabirds here make the headlines, my eye is drawn to the unassuming rock pipit and its accelerating songIt’s a stunning evening for a walk at Durlston…
Birds
Autumn rain in SA brings ‘incredible’ boom in birdlife
Parts of South Australia are preparing for an exceptional year as autumn rain brings an increase in birdlife.
Automobiles
A Ford Truck, Home to Newborn Robins, Is Stuck at a Kansas Car Dealer
Employees of a dealership in Olathe, Kan., found the nest, which is protected under federal law, on top of one of the truck’s tires.
Birds
How Birding Apps Are Boosting Tourism in the World’s Top Bird Destination
Colombia is home to the most species of birds known to ornithologists. Merlin, an app, is helping to build an “avian tourism” industry there.