Farmland bird numbers dwindle
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Science & environment: A European-wide ruling to increase wheat supply could have a 'devastating effect' on Britain's already threatened farmland birds, RSPB warns.
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How the changing landscape of the UK's urban areas is driving hedgehogs out of our cities.
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By Sean Boone, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Jun. 23--A recent annual sighting analysis from the Audubon Society of Florida reports that many of our indigenous state birds are drastically declining in numbers.
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People can halt the decline of many birds by making their gardens more wildlife-friendly, says a charity.
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Last year&#39;s Christmas Bird Count in Missouri turned up a green heron, rarely seen in the state in the winter. Randy Korotev, one of the organizers, has no idea what birds will delight this year&#39;s counters.
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By The Associated Press  The state program to save agricultural land from development is out of money, leaving more than 600 applications from farmers to keep more than 120,000 acres of farm land in limbo.
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Science & environment: New survey warns six plant and animal species are facing extinction as lowland heath is being lost
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More birds than ever are threatened with extinction, according to the latest evaluation by the conservation group BirdLife International.
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Wood pigeons are flocking to urban areas because of changes in farming, the British Trust for Ornithology says.
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The bobwhite quail, which is disappearing in the Southeast, can make a comeback and add millions of dollars to the rural economy if landowners are willing to make changes in the way they manage their crops and timber to protect the birds' habitat, biologists say.
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As many as 122 species have disappeared since 1980, and 1,900 are in danger of becoming extinct.
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Population sprawl is not only affecting wildlife habitat, but also drastically reducing opportunities to fish and hunt.
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Species in the air and on the ground are in deep trouble, according to two recent studies tallying steep declines in bird and amphibian populations. Scientists are speculating about the causes.
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By Anne Danahy, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Jun. 19--PATTON TOWNSHIP -- Spend a few hours on Karl H. Striedieck's picturesque property on the Bald Eagle Ridge and you start to lose track of the number of unusual birds you hear.
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A vulnerable British bird has experienced an extraordinary population revival, figures have shown.
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By building homes on prairies, draining wetlands and clearing forests, humans are diminishing bird populations, according to a new National Audubon Society study.
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Dog-walking could be having a dramatic impact on local bird life, a study suggests.