Birds

July 29, 2026

Jackie the Bald Eagle Receives Life-Saving Blood Transfusion from Zoo Eagle Spirit: Recovery Update

Big Bear's Jackie bald eagle (Patient 26-519) receives blood transfusion from Spirit, a zoo eagle at CALM in Bakersfield. Recovery: perching and eating.

Black-footed ferret looking back, close-up portrait in grass.

Conservation·Nature·News·USA·Wildlife

Trump Interior RIF Plan Puts 2,050 Jobs On The Line—132 At Fish And Wildlife Service

Court Filings • Case 3:25-cv-08302-SI Trump Administration Moves to Cut Over 2,000 Wildlife Conservation Jobs A federal judge issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) pausing Interior Department reduction-in-force (RIF) actions. Court filings report a plan to abolish 2,050 positions across

October 23, 2025

Australian Bird Of The Year 2025: Tawny Frogmouth wins with 11.8k — see the full final-round split and top-10

Australia·Nature·News·Wildlife

Australian Bird of the Year 2025: Tawny Frogmouth Takes the Crown Final vote placed the tawny frogmouth ahead of Baudin’s black cockatoo and the

Tawny Frogmouth Wins Australia’s Bird Of The Year 2025 With 11,851 Votes—Top-10 And Tight Margins Inside

Australia·Nature·News

Wildlife Tawny Frogmouth wins Australia’s Bird of the Year 2025 Final votes, quick facts & how to join the Aussie Bird Count (20–26 October

Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) resting on Arctic sea ice, photographed from a distance with pack ice and open water visible.

Climate·Conservation·Marine Life·News

IUCN Red List 2025: 61% Bird Decline, Arctic Seals Uplisted; “Conservation Works” As Green Turtle Rebounds

IUCN Red List Arctic Seals Threatened, Birds Decline Globally; Green Sea Turtle Rebounds Press release • 10 Oct 2025 • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Feature image placed near the title; source:

Govind Tekale

October 13, 2025

A group of black-capped petrels flying over the ocean with dark backs and white undersides.

Conservation·Marine Life·News·USA·Wildlife

Black-Capped Petrel Habitat Protection is a Year Overdue; Lawsuit Alleges Feds Are ‘Dragging Their Heels’

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week for failing to designate critical habitat for the endangered black-capped petrel, a rare seabird threatened by multiple environmental

Govind Tekale

October 8, 2025

A Florida Scrub-Jay perched on vegetation in its native scrub habitat with pine trees in the background, showing the threatened ecosystem that ranks high on ABC's Habitats WatchList.

Conservation·Wildlife

Most Threatened North American Bird Habitats Identified in First-Ever Red WatchList as Species Face 40% Decline

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) has created the first formal ranking system to identify the most threatened bird habitats across the United States and Canada. Called the Habitats WatchList, this new tool pairs

Govind Tekale

October 6, 2025

A superb fairy-wren with blue markings faces off with a fan-tailed cuckoo perched on the same branch, demonstrating the host-parasite relationship central to the alarm call study.

Conservation·Discovery·Nature·Science·Wildlife

Birds Share Universal ‘Whining’ Alarm Call Against Nest Parasites Across 53 Million Years of Evolution

A remarkable discovery shows that birds across four continents use nearly identical “whining” alarm calls to warn others about parasitic birds near their nests. This finding, published October 3 in Nature Ecology

Karmactive Staff

October 4, 2025

A streaked horned lark with distinctive black facial markings and small feather horns perched on gravel ground, wearing a blue identification band on its leg.

Nature·News·USA·Wildlife

Federal Judge Rules USFWS ‘Shortchanged’ Streaked Horned Larks by Ignoring Small Population Extinction Risk

A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) wrongly listed the streaked horned lark as “threatened” instead of “endangered.” The court ordered the agency to reconsider the

Govind Tekale

October 1, 2025

Two maintenance workers installing bird-safe window film with small dot patterns on windows at the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in New Jersey.

Nature·Wildlife

Cornell Study: 1 Billion Birds Die Yearly from Window Collisions, Tailored Messages Motivate Prevention Action

Window strikes kill over one billion birds yearly in the U.S. and Canada, but a groundbreaking Cornell study reveals how to better motivate people to prevent these deadly collisions. The Cornell Lab

Karmactive Staff

September 22, 2025

A white wind turbine with birds flying around it against a blue-purple gradient sky

Conservation·Nature·Technology·Wildlife

Radar Study Reveals Wind Farms Could Pause Turbines During Peak Bird Migration With Minimal Energy Loss

New research from Cornell University reveals important patterns in how birds migrate over coastal waters, offering practical ways for offshore wind farms to reduce bird deaths while still producing clean energy. The

Sunita Somvanshi

September 20, 2025

A Bendire's thrasher perched on a branch, displaying its brown plumage, curved bill, and yellow eyes characteristic of these secretive desert songbirds that have lost 90% of their population over the past 50 years.

Nature·News·USA

California’s Desert Thrashers Face Extinction: Petition Seeks Protection as 90% Population Lost in 50 Years

Desert songbirds in California face a fight for survival as their numbers plummet across the Southwest. The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission on September 16 to

Govind Tekale

September 17, 2025

Lesser prairie chicken with distinctive orange eye combs and striped feather pattern in breeding display posture on grassland habitat.

News·USA

Wildlife Groups Appeal Texas Court Ruling as Lesser Prairie Chicken Population Drops 90%, Only 32,000 Remain

On September 8, wildlife advocacy groups launched a legal challenge to bring back federal safeguards for the lesser prairie chicken after a Texas court decision eliminated the bird’s protected status. The Center

Karmactive Staff

September 11, 2025

Two blue-throated macaws with bright blue and yellow plumage perched on a branch, showing their distinctive blue throat feathers and social interaction

Science·Wildlife

Endangered Blue-throated Macaws Demonstrate Third-party Imitation in First-ever Non-human Case Study

Scientists have discovered that critically endangered blue-throated macaws can learn new behaviors by watching other birds interact, marking the first evidence of third-party imitation in any non-human species. The groundbreaking study, conducted

Karmactive Staff

September 7, 2025

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