Birds Have a Role to Play in Confronting a Notorious Tree-Killing Beetle
May 27, 2022 —
Twenty years after the invasive emerald ash borer was detected in North America, researchers are finding that woodpeckers, working in tandem with introduced wasps, can help to control the pest’s spread.
Better Know a Bird: the Remarkable Migration of the Secretive Sora
May 25, 2022 —
You wouldn’t know it by their football-shaped bodies and awkward flight, but Soras cover more ground than any other North American rail.
How the World’s Largest Wildlife Overpass Could Brighten a Low-Flying Bird’s Future
May 19, 2022 —
Wrentits don’t exactly soar, and a 10-lane highway has cut off populations from each other—a growing threat as the climate heats up.
The Illegal Trade in These Love Charms Is a Growing Threat to Hummingbirds
May 05, 2022 —
Believed to imbue romantic powers, ‘chuparosas’ are widely sold in Mexico and, now, the United States, writes forensic ornithologist Pepper Trail.