Numbers have dropped, in some cases sharply, for nearly all of the 42 raptor species surveyed in sub-Saharan regions. By Rachel Nuwer Silhouettes of patrolling raptors filled skies throughout Africa ...

If you’ve ever seen a big, ghostly bird swoop through the beam of headlights, you probably glimpsed an American barn owl.

Dozens of species of African birds of prey are in steep decline, with many now considered at risk of extinction, according to an analysis of data from across the continent. Farming and pesticide use, ...

At the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, animals share a huge national spotlight. Since the mid-1990s, the Center for Birds of Prey has shown the talent, skill and majesty of predator birds and touted ...

BOISE, Idaho — Boise is a home to one of the most influential conservation projects, with impacts on communities around the globe. The World Center for Birds of Prey is the headquarters of the ...

I can think of no better legacy than to protect a landscape in perpetuity for wild species, but the politics of preservation are never easy. Near Boise, Idaho, Morlan “Morley” Nelson sought to protect ...

A campaign against the illegal killing of birds of prey in the Yorkshire Dales has been launched. The Friends of the Dales' ...

BOISE, Idaho — Vultures may not be the prettiest birds, but the role they play in the environment more than makes up for their looks. Saturday marked International Vulture Awareness Day, and the World ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - In western North America during the twilight of the dinosaur age, the unquestioned ruler was Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the largest terrestrial predators in Earth's ...

The term mid-size terror bird sounds kind of bizarre at first, as though terror birds, whatever they might be, come in a range of sizes, all of them a bit scary ...

To find out, Elena Tena, a biologist at Doñana Biological Station in Seville, Spain, and her colleagues attached ultra-light ...

The recording gives it away. First, a sudden plunge in altitude, then distressed bird calls before a prolonged series of ...