Namibia: Habitat Loss Threatens Migratory Birds
The loss and degradation of natural habitats is blamed for threatening migratory birds and pushing these bird species towards possible extinction. The World Migratory Bird Day 2013 that was celebrated...
View ArticleRajasthan launches last-ditch effort to save the Great Indian Bustard
NEW DELHI – Habitat destruction and illegal hunting have pushed one of India’s most iconic birds to the brink of extinction with fewer than 200 left in the country. A last-ditch effort to save the...
View ArticleEndangered bird spotted in new Cambodia habitat
Jubilant conservationists yesterday expressed hope for the survival of the critically-endangered Giant Ibis after a nest of the bird species was discovered in a previously unknown habitat in...
View ArticleCapercaillie: Scotland’s unluckiest bird?
Threatened by habitat loss, numerous predators and collisions with deer fences, capercaillie are said to be facing extinction in Scotland for a second time. Is this Scotland’s unluckiest bird? In...
View ArticleStudy reveals decline of 16 birds species in the UK
Conservation charities have warned that numbers of 16 out of the 107 most common birds in Britain have declined because of habitat loss, while 32 species are facing extinction in overseas territories....
View ArticleHabitat loss, not poison, better explains grassland bird decline
Contrary to recent well-publicized research, habitat loss, not insecticide use, continues to be the best explanation for the declines in grassland bird populations in the U.S. since the 1980s,...
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