Up to a billion birds die in window strikes every year. But the best way to make the migration seasons safer overall is also the easiest.
Tag: Birds
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The Godwit’s 7,000-Mile Journey: A Migration That Breaks Records
Researchers marvel at the bird’s record-holding migratory flight of 7,000 or so miles from Alaska to New Zealand at this time of year. No eating or refueling along the way.
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Life Is Hazardous for Urban Raptors. These Women Offer Hope.
Injured birds of prey have a fighting chance to recover thanks to the volunteers at Owl Moon Raptor Center in Boyds, Md.
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Britain Has a New King. The Swans Have a New Owner.
Thanks to a centuries-old law, the country’s monarch also happens to be the owner of its population of mute swans.
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How a Garbage-Bin War Schools Humans and Birds
Sulfur-crested cockatoos are trash-can bandits in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Humans use tools to protect their bins, and the birds then go the extra mile to break in.