Researchers outfitted 169 seabirds with radar detectors to pinpoint vessels that had turned off their transponders.
Tag: Birds
Border Officials Seek to Evict Defecating Vultures From Texas Radio Tower
United States Customs and Border Protection, which operates the tower, wants to attach a net to deter the birds.
In 2019, We Were There: 12 Favorite Dispatches From the Earth’s 4 Corners
This year, we delivered 125 dispatches from 44 countries and six continents, each one offering an immersive experience of one of the world’s most noteworthy places. Here are the highlights.
Australia Records Its Hottest Day. At Least for Now.
A national heat wave pushed high temperatures across the country on Tuesday to an average of 105.6 degrees. Even more heat is in the forecast.
The Love-Hate Relationship Between Humans and Magpies
I thought it might be safe for me and my vulnerable head to go outside. But swooping season for the Australian magpie — a beloved Australian icon — might not be over yet.
Even Eagles Have Data Roaming Limits, Researchers Find
When one bird being tracked by Russian scientists flew to Iran, its transmitter sent a flood of text messages that ate up the tracking budget.
Sydney Is for the Birds. The Bigger and Bolder, the Better.
Australia’s largest city has a rare superpower: It turns urbanites into bird people, and birds into urbanites. Interacting with the huge avian population is a daily adventure and (mostly) a delight.
Birds Are Vanishing From North America
The number of birds in the United States and Canada has declined by 3 billion, or 29 percent, over the past half-century, scientists find.
A Rare Greenshank Is Spotted in Russia
It is the first time in more than four decades that researchers have had an opportunity to study the endangered shorebirds.
In Defense of Sea Gulls: They’re Smart, and They Co-Parent, 50/50 All the Way
Besides, if people weren’t such slobs, gulls would never have learned about French fries.