JOLANDA DI SAVOIA, Italy (AP) — An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo.

An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo. Flocks of these relatively recent immigrants have set their hungry sights on the flooded fields that produce ...

This marked a groundbreaking moment — not only was it the first-ever albatross recorded in Sri Lankan waters, but also the first confirmed sighting north of the equator, says ornithologist ...

Three new types of frog have been discovered in a remote part of the Andes. The secretive species were found during a series of gruelling expeditions between 2021 and 2024 to the cloud-shrouded ...

Protected areas are crucial for wildlife conservation, but many are under unprecedented pressure associated with exponential human population growth in West Africa. In Togo, two national parks ...

For forensic ornithologist Carla Dove, examining the National Museum of Natural History’s vast collection of bird specimens—including laughing gulls (above)—is part of a day’s work.

Foundation Professor and Trevor J. McMinn Endowed Research Professor in Science Vladimir Pravosudov has been named the Regents’ Outstanding Researcher in the Nevada System of Higher Education in 2025.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Portrait of John James Audubon ...

Dhar (Madhya Pradesh): Around 216 square kilometres of land of the Kharmor Sanctuary, located in Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district has been returned to farmers. The Kharmor Sanctuary will now ...

Three prints by ornithologist and naturalist John James Audubon from 1845-1848 depict an ocelot, bison and a mink. Though Audubon has a complicated and troubling history — he owned enslaved ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887), ...