Birds

The Oregon Zoo has moved 44 endangered California condors from its breeding facility at the Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation in Clackamas County, Oregon, due to forest fires. The facility is now in a level 3 evacuation zone due…

The COVID-19 pandemic has already had a major impact on our lives and will undoubtedly continue to do so for years and decades to come. The consequences are devastating, beyond the hundreds of thousands of people who sadly have died.…

"Through the Lens," Fujingaho Magazine, October 2020 Click here to view the PDF Photos and text: Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado English translation: Asia Club, a WBSJ volunteer group (YOKOYAMA Kazuko, KASE Tomoko, Ueno…

Western sandpiper. Photo by Bob Betancourt A river of migratory birds flows over us day and night across the country. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is holding its migration ceremony to take note of this remarkable natural phenomenon.…

Das Bericht über Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO-5), veröffentlicht vom UN-Übereinkommen über die biologische Vielfalt (CBD) am 15. September, bietet einen maßgeblichen Überblick über den aktuellen Zustand der Natur. Es ist ein…

Brussels - - 28 September 2020To the press representatives - for immediate publication Citizens around the world are calling for the right to a clean, healthy environment to become a universal human right. Over 100,000…

Nine adult California condors are feared dead approximately a month after wildfire ripped through the Big Sur Condor Sanctuary in central California. The birds have not been spotted since the fire, and after a few weeks, condor experts…

NatureScot will launch the most comprehensive and authoritative survey of beaver numbers and reach ever conducted in Scotland. Work will begin October 1st to gather detailed and up-to-date information on the locations of active beaver…

How do I save the green peacock? Leave it alone Given the global fame of the Indian peacock Pavo cristatus, it is strange to imagine an endangered species of peacock. Unfortunately, the Green Peafowl Pavo muticus (Endangered) is…

In mid-September, New Mexico and other western states experienced mass deaths of migratory birds when wildfires raged in the west. One expert said hundreds of thousands of birds may have died. Many observers speculated that smoke from…