Hurricane was expected to wipe out rare island species — but now it’s making comeback
Years of phosphate mining, invasive species and roaring hurricanes have left Sombrero Island relatively barren, causing ...
27 new, exciting, and blobby species discovered in the Peruvian rainforest
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Lucky bustards: rare birds' habitat saved as French judges block mega-basins
A French court has halted plans to build four large water reservoirs in western France, ruling that they would threaten the ...
Thanks to one man, the bald eagle will soon officially become U.S.'s national bird
Since the 1960s, Preston Cook has lived among bald eagles - amassing a sprawling collection of historical documents, books, ...
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The true winter wren is a challenge to find
Four species of wrens regularly nest in Connecticut, and all four of them can be found in winter as well. The results of ...
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Spruce grouse are elusive, but not so easily frightened
This time of year, I find myself thinking of the “Twelve Days of Christmas” and our own “partridge.” In reality, North ...
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Terror Birds, Giga-Geese, and the Oldest Birds of Prey? 2024’s Fascinating Avian Fossil Finds
Over time, some of those dinosaurs sprouted feathers and took to the skies—and while their reptilian cousins died off, those ...
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Unexpected discovery in world's rarest whale
On July 4, the Travers's beaked whale (Mesoplodon traversii), never seen alive before, washed up on a beach in Otago, New ...
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Species Guide
Search our Species Guide by entering the first few characters of the species' name in the box below. You can search by English or scientific name and choose between either IOC or Clements as the ...