On the evening of April 26, 1972, the 61-year-old ornithologist climbed into the back seat of a detective’s car at Bangor ...

In this Bird of the Week segment, Stacia Brezinski with the Maine Audubon tells us all about the herring gull.

Caribou, migrating birds and many other types of wildlife rely on this expanse of wetlands and tundra. Humanity and the ...

The Trump administration announced a plan on June 17 to open nearly 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and ...

The increasingly popular gadgets, which take photos of avian visitors, are turning at-home birding into a shared experience.

Jun. 9—The crash of a helicopter on a chartered flight over Alaska's North Slope last week killed a well-known East Coast shorebird researcher as well as the pilot. The pilot and sole passenger ...

Biologists are using the devices to better understand the bird's behavior and, ultimately, what might be driving our most ...

A turkey vulture’s stomach acid is so powerfully corrosive it can safely digest carcasses infected with deadly diseases like rabies.

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live.

Biologists say Vermont’s loon boom is entering a new phase, which may mean lower levels of nesting success as the population levels out.