The task seemed simple enough. Attach a grain of rice-sized microchip to the legs of the birds who call the Akron, Ohio Zoo’s Aviary exhibit home. The birds already have … Click to Continue »
Read More »Flight Of The Condors: Threatened Birds Are Returning to Tulare, Fresno Counties
Thirty years ago, a bird native to California was on the brink of extinction. Known for its impressive size, the California condor has been the target of recovery efforts ever since. Now, as biologists prepare to release more birds into the wild in Kern County, the recovery program is gaining …
Read More »Giant cage could help cut number of burned birds over NJ Meadowlands
Soon, there should be fewer birds getting burned or killed by an invisible flame as they fly over the New Jersey Meadowlands. Installation has begun of a giant cagelike structure … Click to Continue »
Read More »As go the birds, so go the people?
Utah’s Great Salt Lake is a critical rest stop for millions of birds that make the biannual migration across the arid West. In the fall, you might see millions of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Why are these birds falling from the sky in South Jersey?
Weather-wise, it had been a fairly typical November day, two days before Thanksgiving, in the western Cumberland County agricultural community of Stow Creek Township – mostly sunny, with a bit … Click to Continue »
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