birds

An environmental group says the Biden administration has made secret plans to weaken protection for the world's rarest crane.

Nearly 23 million birds have died as a highly pathogenic bird flu virus tears its way through farms and chicken yards. It has spread to at least 24 states in less than two months.

Shorebird eggs are often camouflaged in the sand, which is a form of predator protection. They can be easily missed and stepped on.

Palm Beach County schools hope to use a grant to help solve the growing mental health crisis. Miami celebrates the music of the Harlem Renaissance. And it’s Wildlife Thursday, a new series this month on Sundial. We’re talking all things birds.

Audubon Florida, a well-known environmental group dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats, published a report on the health and success of 43,680 wading bird nests last year from Fort Myers to Lake Okeechobee and south to Florida Bay at the southern tip of mainland South Florida.

A new study examined 77 bird species in the Amazon over a 40-year period. It found they were rapidly evolving due to rising temperatures because smaller birds shed heat more efficiently.

Government scientists warn climate change, on top of other pressures, could make such disappearances more common.

A mysterious illness is killing songbirds in the Southeast and Midwest regions of the United States. Florida wildlife officials have not received any related reports.

Two injured pelicans were rehabilitated at the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station and released into the wild Tuesday.

Are you ready to say goodbye to your mask? Plus, Sundial's Book Club looking at the relationships women have with their mothers and ancestors. And a discussion of when rescuing a bird doesn’t go as planned.

Some of the country's last beaches spared from development are now carpeted in globs of tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean, damaging beaches that are nesting grounds for endangered turtles.

The changes will restore protections that were taken away under former President Donald Trump. But they will take time, and wildlife advocates say many bird species already face a risk of extinction.