“Woodpeckers, for example, are cavity nesters, so they make a hole in dead trees and raise their young there — and so you ...

Hunters will now be allowed to kill mute swans starting Jan. 1, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction and more than half of bird species around the world are declining.

Mute swans are not protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as they were introduced from Europe in the ...

In his revered 1917 poem “The Wild Swans at Coole,” Irish writer William Butler Yeats describes the fabled birds as brilliant ...

New research shows that low to moderate fires in California’s Sierra Nevada can boost bird populations for decades.

Ask someone to name an orange bird, and they’re more than likely going to say an oriole. That, of course, would be a good ...

The picturesque “wedding swan” can now be legally shot in California year-round, without a license.

Scientists celebrate rare conservation wins as 20 species recover worldwide.

Tiny birds can cross continents, but where do they find the energy? Scientists are beginning to probe the engine rooms of ...

Scientists discovered that bird siblings, not parents, play the biggest role in teaching survival skills and shaping behavior ...

It will soon be legal to hunt and kill mute swans anywhere in California, after Governor Gavin Newsom signed state ...