Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...

The introduced population of ostriches consists of five individuals, which conservationists hope will reproduce and flourish at the reserve. David Chancellor Five red-necked ostriches have been ...

A new study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa challenges a long-standing scientific narrative about the decline of ...

As we fly into Maui, bare-topped, reddish volcanic islands emerge from the deep blue sea. The plane descends. A tropical paradise, like a developing polaroid picture, appears: Palm trees, colorful ...

The discovery was made on Floreana, one of the inhabited islands in the Galapagos archipelago, after invasive predators were eliminated. Species rediscovered According to BBC the Galapagos rail, a shy ...

1. Passenger pigeons have been extinct for more than 100 years. At one time, huge flocks of these birds darkened the sky as they moved around eastern North America. 2. Only six dusky seaside sparrows, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The dodo is so extinct that it has become a cultural byword for extinction -- though that might not be true forever. Colossal ...

A newly described species of Tinamou bird may already be at risk of extinction. Adult female Slaty-masked Tinamou (Tinamus resonans). (Credit: Luis Morais / National Museum of Brazil.) A team of ...

"That’s some amazing news!" Officials announce success as rare bird comes back after it has been extinct for over 200 years: ...

Birds are vanishing at an alarming rate. Since the Late Pleistocene, thousands of species have disappeared forever. Estimates suggest between 1,300 and 1,500 bird species are extinct.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida deputy has captured a runaway emu and safely returned the large flightless bird to its ...

HANALEI, Hawaii (Island News) -- A Hawaiian duck that died on Kauai in late November was confirmed to have been infected with ...