Certain Iowa bird populations in trouble
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The survival of some bird species in Iowa is threatened, and urban sprawl is part of the problem. That&#39;s according to a state group that keep tabs on the conversation of wild birds.
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By Sandra Tan, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Jun. 20--The Henslow's sparrow prefers to stay hidden. But the threatened species has been found in Lancaster, and its presence has stopped a developer from moving forward with its plan for a major housing development.
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Honeybees have been vanishing at an alarming rate from 24 American states, threatening crops.
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By Steve Pollick, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Feb. 14--You could tell from the way the birds were reacting at the backyard feeders yesterday morning that something big was on the way.   The feeders at my rural western Sandusky County creekbottom home were gleaned all but clean.
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Deep in the bayous of eastern Arkansas, two robotic video cameras keep vigil for an elusive bird, aiming to capture conclusive evidence the ivory-billed woodpecker is not, as long feared, extinct.
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An increasing number of redpolls are dying off in the Fairbanks area this winter, baffling wildlife biologists. Experts had suspected the red-capped finches were dying of salmonellosis, but preliminary cultures did not confirm the presence of the bacteria.
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WHITTIER, Iowa - Commuters say a wild turkey nicknamed Jake is causing a daily traffic hold up in this eastern Iowa city.  Jake stations himself next to the road, ready to run off any vehicle that slows down for a better look, said Melissa Davidson, who lives nearby.
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If it seems quiet in your back yard these days, it&#39;s probably because so many species of birds have flown the coop, bound south on their migratory journeys.
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By MATT WEISER McClatchy News Service  The push behind its likely removal as an endangered species has some worried.   SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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A program to reintroduce migratory whooping cranes to the eastern United States suffered a major blow when the Florida storms killed of the 17 birds.
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High winds in central Indiana today kept a flock of 14-young whooping cranes from continuing their journey south to Florida. The birds and their human guides in ultralight planes are in Boone County, having
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A wave of poaching has alarmed state and federal wildlife officials in several Western states.
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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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By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  May 29--WESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY, Near Cheney -- On the banks of the Ninnescah, Don Distler walks near the river, noting the signs of wildlife -- and sometimes the lack of it.
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Once hunted by the thousands, the band-tailed pigeon is in decline. Mathew Tekulsky writes of the joy of seeing five or six of these big birds on his backyard feeder.
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Â· Zoo birds culled after complaints about noise Â· Horrified locals side with animal rights activists
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MUNCIE, Ind. - Turkey vultures have taken over Gwendolyn Griem's backyard and made a mess of it.  Around 50 of the soaring, carrion-consuming birds have flocked to Griem's yard in a gated subdivision in Muncie.