The flightless birds were decimated by invasive creatures that humans brought with them to the country In New Zealand, conservationists are looking at new ways to protect the country's native bird ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As global bird populations face a severe crisis, a new conservation effort in New Zealand has brought a glimmer of hope. According ...

From brightly colored birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia's native animals are a sight to behold. The island continent is home to nearly 600,000 plants, animals and insects, many of which ...

Ecologists say thousands of hours of audio recordings have detected night parrot calls in south-west Queensland.

The night parrot is a beautiful green and yellow bird native to Australia. These birds are nocturnal, nesting on the ground and favoring desert environments. The night parrot is extremely lightweight ...

Due to conservation efforts, more than 240 kākāpō live on sanctuary islands, but the species remains critically endangered. Jake Osborne via Flickr under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 With its bright green feathers ...

A critically endangered New Zealand parrot is receiving much needed help. The flightless Kākāpō, though once widespread in the region, has seen devastating population losses. The usual culprits are at ...

BIRDS copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Nada Kramar Endowment Income Fund. "Parrots comprise one of the most endangered groups of birds, with a growing number of species nearing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Parrots are not an uncommon bird species — there are about ...

It’s been two and a half months since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, but Tom White hasn’t stopped searching. Wild Puerto Rican Parrots were a rare sight in the El Yunque National Forest before ...

From brightly coloured birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia’s native animals are a sight to behold. The island continent is home to nearly 600,000 plants, animals and insects, many of which ...