Nearly all of the wetlands in Minnesota’s prairie region have been destroyed. Many of the few that remain – an estimated 5% of the total before settlement – were saved by duck hunters.

The IUCN Red List, which assesses the extinction risk of species, lists over 100 bird species as extinct since 1500. Sadly, ...

The first of the migratory waterfowl were spotted at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Thursday afternoon, ...

The first of the migratory waterfowl were spotted at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Thursday afternoon, ...

Swans use their wings and feet to land in the water, but how do they actually do it? Discover the mechanics of swan landing ...

The swirling, paint-like clouds in the darkness of space in this stunning image seem surreal, like a portal to another world ...

Watch this sleepy black swan cygnet hitch a ride on mom to rest and warm up, knowing it is safe and sound tucked into its ...

Depth of nature exists amongst human-made debris which still litters far too many stretches of the River Irwell. A new ...

A few weeks ago, along a ridge somewhere north of the South African city of Pretoria, Sacha Dench returned to the skies once more. The Dartmoor-based conservationist, nicknamed the “Human Swan” for ...

Birds like wood storks, snowy egrets and tri-colored herons spend much of the year nesting and roosting in areas like J.N.

A black swan was spotted in Radipole Lake a couple of years ago and there were two that joined the colony of the more regular-coloured white birds at Abbotsbury Swannery. The sight of the black swan, ...

There is no speedier reaction than a seasoned twitcher hearing that a rare bird has been spotted in Dorset. Over the years ...