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In 1981, only 5 black robins remained. Check how scientists used other species to save them from extinction

In 1981-82, the Chatham Island black robin faced dire straits, with just five birds remaining. To combat this decline, wildlife officials implemented cross-fostering, prompting the robins to produce multiple eggs. This remarkable tactic successfully boosted their numbers to twelve. Now, around 300 black robins flourish on Mangere and South East…

The Economic Times

In 1981, five black robins remained on Earth; scientists made other birds raise their eggs

The Chatham Island black robin faced extinction with only five birds remaining. Wildlife officers used cross-fostering to encourage more nesting and increase the population. This innovative technique involved transplanting robin eggs to foster bird species. The robin population grew from five to about 300 birds today. This conservation success led…

The Times of India

Why Vultures Are Irreplaceable Scavengers and What Their Extinction Means for India's Ecosystem

A stomach that kills anthraxVultures have gastric acid with a pH close to 1, among the most corrosive digestive environments measured in any vertebrate. A carcass infected with anthrax, botulinum toxin, or rabies virus passes through that acid and exits neutralised. No other scavenger in India's food web does this.…

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Why conservationists are trying to improve the image of a bird associated with death

Vultures have an image crisis and are among the least loved animals in the world

The Independent UK

Deadly avian flu strain could enter Australia via thieving migratory birds, scientists warn

Birds practising kleptoparasitism – harassing each other until they drop their saliva-covered food – seen as ‘plausible pathway’ for arrival of H5N1

The Guardian - AU

‘It can feel like a detective story’: birders asked to help find 126 ‘lost’ bird species

The birds have not been seen for at least a decade – some for more than 100 years – but the authors of a new list of missing species have not given up hope

The Guardian - UK

Two rare parrots hatch at Chester zoo in 'pivotal moment' for future of the species

The species is listed as endangered by the IUCN and BirdLife International

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Plastic pollution threatens birds far out at sea – new research

Seabirds are one of the world’s most threatened animal groups. They already contend with multiple issues, including climate change, accidental capture in fishing gear and being eaten by invasive species like cats and some rodents.

The Conversation

Endangered Bahamas bird may be lost from island following hurricane: Research

The endangered Bahama Warbler may be surviving on just one island following Hurricane Dorian's devastation in 2019, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Chris O’Dowd on embracing middle age, his love of birds and a need to be surrounded by ‘good people’

Chis O’Dowd says these days he would happily take a walk in nature over clubbing

Evening Standard

Protecting Biodiversity an Important Environmental Challenge, Says Egypt's Environment Minister

Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad stressed that protecting migratory birds and biodiversity is one of the global and regional environmental challenges that Egypt is keen to address during the UN Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27). She made her remarks at the opening of the regional conference organized…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Half of world’s bird species in decline as destruction of avian life intensifies

State of the World’s Birds report warns human actions and climate crisis putting 49% in decline, with one in eight bird species under threat of extinction

The Guardian - UK

14 of the biggest birds on Earth

From 9-foot tall ostriches to albatrosses with gargantuan wingspans, here are some of the biggest birds in the world.

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