A bird unseen by scientists for over a century was hiding in the dense forests of a remote Pacific island, and the moment ...

A “de-extinction” company has revealed it has made a “pivotal step” in reviving the long-extinct dodo bird. Colossal Biosciences revealed it successfully grew pigeon primordial germ cells, the ...

Backyard bird feeding is one of our country’s most popular pastimes. Research reveals about half of Australian households ...

Habitat loss, climate change, hunting and the pet trade are well-known drivers of bird declines. A new study suggests the colors of the birds themselves may also influence their extinction risk: Birds ...

From brightly colored birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia's native animals are a sight to behold. The island continent is home to nearly 600,000 plants, animals and insects, many of which ...

No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until the late 17th century. The arrival ...

The Tracy Aviary is welcoming a critically endangered feathered friend to its bird ambassador team.

"First printing, March 2016"--Title page verso. "Extinct Birds of Hawaiʻi captures the vanishing world of unique bird species that has slipped away in the Islands mostly due to human frivolity and ...