by Susan Keown | Oct 11, 2023 | ScienceWire
How do migrating birds learn their routes? Rebecca Heisman (@r_heisman) reports for Hakai Magazine that, for at least some birds, social learning plays a major role. She discusses new research on a migrating shorebird, the black-tailed godwit, that proves this...
by Susan Keown | Jan 4, 2023 | ScienceWire
Beautiful colors on tropical birds, while undoubtedly adaptive for the animals, also attract people who want to capture them for the international pet trade, writes Anna Marie Yanny (@annamarie_yanny) for Mongabay. This puts them at greater risk of extinction,...
by Susan Keown | Oct 5, 2022 | ScienceWire
It’s now or never for saving the Northern Spotted Owl, Ashley Braun (@AshleyBraun) writes for Audubon Magazine. While no longer in the spotlight as they were during the “Timber Wars” of the late 20th century, the birds are in even graver danger now as the invasive...
by Susan Keown | Aug 5, 2022 | ScienceWire
Writing for Mongabay, new member Liz Kimbrough (@lizkimbrough_) writes about new research that shows that while shade-grown coffee won’t support all bird life, set-asides of intact, non-agricultural forests by coffee plantations help preserve more species of birds,...
by Susan Keown | May 2, 2022 | ScienceWire
In 2023, Rebecca Heisman (@r_heisman) will publish her book Flight Paths: a deep dive into the science behind the techniques scientists use to study bird migration, and the stories of the people who developed them. In the meantime, Heisman offers a bit of a preview...
