Bird flu scare returns, this time in Odisha

Keranga village has been declared the epicentre of H5N1 A1 virus in the state and culling operation has begun

Arctic birds face disappearing breeding grounds as climate warms

For birds migrating to the top of the world, the warming climate could severely contract the available space they have to breed

'River regulation responsible for decline in water bird population in Australia'

Kate Brandis, joint research fellow at the Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW and Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation

Fowl Play

Is an avian flu pandemic imminent? As panic sends the world into a flutter, the Indian response still struggles to take wing, discover padmaparna …

Why so many animals have a third eyelid, including our pets — yet humans don’t

Humans and most primates have evolved to the point where a proper third eyelid is no longer needed

Alternatives sought

Dangerzone

Silence of the birds

Feeling the heat

Falling eagles

Eagles in Japan are dying due to pesticides

Last call

Will the song of the sarus be heard when the wetlands of Uttar Pradesh are drained?

Human anthrax and vultures

Afghanistan's parched wetlands

This war-ravaged country is heading for a disaster

Sudden death

4 flu mutants

Seven eminent virologists discuss the implications with Down To Earth

Avian returns

Bird flu resurfaces, exposes weakness of testing system

On its last legs

A rare bird versus a canal

No consensus on vulture census, conservation

Myopic relief

Cold comfort

Minor arrested

183 bird species have moved to higher threat category

COP14: Draft resolutions on the Atlas on animal migratory species, maltreatment of seabirds submitted

Thousands of seabirds are killed every year in the Mediterranean region alone  

The world’s spectacular animal migrations are dwindling. Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions

Human exploitation of migratory species is the main reason why these species are in decline

Himalayan birds at higher risk of losing unique traits: Study

The global extinction crisis will lead to widespread losses of morphological diversity above that expected by species loss alone