The dodo is often viewed as the classic example of extinction and obsolescence. However, the truth is that countless species ...

Research from the University of East Anglia reveals that birds with narrow climate preferences are more vulnerable to ...

Pesquet's parrot, also known as a Dracula parrot, resembles a vulture and has a distinct scream — but its favorite food is ...

In the creepy crawly world of spiders, this gargantuan South American arachnid cousin has a set of fangs that would make ...

This year’s ‘State of the Birds’ report reveals that the major declines in bird populations reported by Science Journal in ...

Three rare bird species were sighted in Alabama over the last week. See which unique species were spotted and what we know about them.

The act was initially targeted at protecting birds at a time when some species were being hunted nearly to extinction to satisfy the demand for big, wide women's hats adorned with exotic bird plumes.

Tegus are omnivores with a broad diet but have a particular fondness for the eggs of ground-nesting birds and other reptiles ... encouraged to report sightings by calling the FWC’s Exotic Species ...

With only an estimated 70 to 100 red handfish surviving in the wild in two reef locations near Hobart, the IMAS, working with the Foundation for Australia’s Most Endangered Species (FAME), have ...

Birds are also a well known group, and the estimate of the number of described species appears quite stable, varying from as low as 9 000 (Tangley 1997), through 9 750 (Groombridge and Jenkins 2002), ...

Three years of working to protect exotic ... species actually are prone or susceptible or likely to carry avian influenza,” Nollens said. “Because it turns out not every wild migratory bird ...

Avian Influenza can already be considered a pandemic among wild and domesticated animals due to the virus’ pervasive spread across geography and species. Likewise, the spread of H5N1 from wild birds ...