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Why are Canada geese walking everywhere? They just can’t fly… for now
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (779+ words) If your evening walk has recently involved weaving around Canada geese at the park or waiting for a flock to cross the path, you’re not imagining things. Across the country, not just Saskatchewan, the birds seem to be spending far…...
CROW reunites rehabilitated Purple Martin with Cape Coral colony
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (133+ words) The purple u201cPrinceu201d of his colony has returned to Cape Coral. A piece of plastic no larger than a few centimeters nearly ended the life of one young purple martin. Weeks later, that same bird soared back into the skies over…...
Found weak and disheveled, rescued eagle — probably Big Bear's Jackie — receiving care in Ojai
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (644+ words) A bald eagle believed to be Jackie, star of a Big Bear nest cam, is in stable condition at a rehabilitation center after being rescued over the weekend, according to the nonprofit behind the livestream. Responding to a call for…...
Injured Bald Eagle Found In Big Bear Is 'Likely' Area's Beloved Jackie
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (539+ words) BIG BEAR LAKE, CA — A rescued adult bald eagle found injured in Big Bear Valley is currently receiving specialized care, but it's still unclear whether the raptor is the famous Jackie, a beloved mama bird of the area. The injured…...
Famous Bald Eagle Jackie Injured in California
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (395+ words) Birds & Blooms Editorial Policies Published on Jul. 20, 2026 Jackie, one half of the beloved 'Jackie and Shadow' pair, sustained an injury over the weekend of July 17. Here's what's being done to help. While we love nature and can come to see…...
Over $10 million, 35 coastal organizations, and 16 states led to a comeback of the Oystercatcher bird population
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (719+ words) On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks. But just as they move in to capture them, one of the football-size birds,…...
The Bird-Singing Contests That Are Fueling a Conservation Crisis
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (1053+ words) Millions of Southeast Asian songbirds are trapped and trafficked every year 5:00 PM CDT on July 20, 2026 On a Sunday afternoon in April, the main minibus terminal in Sukabumi, Indonesia, looked sleepy from the outside. But in an open space round the…...
Wildlife officials celebrate a decade of piping plovers at Presque Isle
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (332+ words) (WJET/WFXP) — After being driven from the shores of Presque Isle State Park and being gone for more than six decades, wildlife officials celebrated a major milestone of an endangered bird nesting at the park. On Saturday, wildlife officials hosted…...
Nest of Birds Delays Copper Beech Tree Removal
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (364+ words) Independent, nonprofit news for Belmont, Mass. The historic copper beech tree located next to The First Church of Belmont, Unitarian Universalist, is not going anywhere yet. The removal of the Beech Leaf Disease-infected tree was set to begin Monday morning,…...
As climate change intensifies, animals need freedom to move
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (1020+ words) A desert elephant’s 600km journey reveals why conservationists and governments need to rethink the use of fences. A single elephant’s journey highlights a central tension in African conservation today: the clash between roaming wildlife and fenced landscapes. A collared desert elephant…...