Police blocks road to save ducks in AstanaTengrinews.kz - In a heartwarming incident, police officers in Astana blocked a road to save a family of ducks. Auto patrol noticed the ducks
Birds can sense a coming storm and flee: studyBirds appear to be able to sense a coming storm and fly away before it hits, according to research out on golden-winged warblers in the United States.
19 декабря 2014
New bird flu case in NetherlandsDutch authorities reported a new outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm, but could not say if it was the worrying new strain detected elsewhere in the country.
New Zealand's iconic kiwi no Australian immigrantNew Zealand's iconic kiwi is most closely related to the extinct elephant bird of Madagascar rather than the Australian emu as previously thought, researchers said Thursday.
Saudi prince killed endangered birdsA Saudi prince with a taste for the traditional sport of falconry illegally hunted 2,100 endangered birds while on holiday in Pakistan, officials said.
'Tragedy' as endangered kiwi die in New Zealand zooNew Zealand authorities said Tuesday that eight endangered kiwi birds have died from respiratory infections while being treated at Wellington Zoo, in a loss described as "a tragedy" for conservation efforts.
01 октября 2013
NCOC fined $10 thousand for dead seagullsNorth Caspian Operating Company, the operator of Kashagan oilfield, located in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian Sea shelf, was fined $10 thousand for harming the environment.
Rising sea levels threaten migratory birds - study Millions of birds that stop at coastal wetlands during annual migrations could die as rising sea levels and land reclamation wipe out their feeding grounds.
06 мая 2013
Boozy birds pay the price for flying high A bizarre spate of young blackbird deaths at a school in England was likely caused by the feathered teens getting drunk on fermented berries, crashing mid-air and falling from the sky, vets said Saturday.