While the ivory-billed woodpecker has attracted a lot of attention in the 21st century due to reported sightings, it was not been the only Arkansas-dwelling bird that went extinct during the 20th ...

Eagles are often a symbol of freedom and strength, but most of all, the national symbol of the United States. On this ...

From 9-foot tall ostriches to albatrosses with gargantuan wingspans, here are some of the biggest birds in the world.

Despite its tiny stature, the smallest bird native to North America can survive cold nights in the Rocky Mountains, and some ...

In the race to save birdlife around the world, time is running out—and doing everything right still won’t be enough. Despite global conservation goals and urgent policies aimed at protecting nature, ...

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

Since 1500, about 150 bird species have gone extinct, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. A ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

“Birds of North America” is an engrossing re-introduction (or, for some, I hope an introduction) to Theater on the Edge and its vivid style. Don’t miss this most welcome return.

Recently I looked into a number of extinct birds from all around the world, but few of them shed light on those that I would've lived alongside. Today we're "borrowing" my mom's field guide on the ...

The Labrador duck was a small, black-and-white sea duck that lived along the east coast of North America. They were good swimmers and divers, with flat, square bills. These birds went extinct in ...