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"Flight of the Condors"

"Once pushed to the brink of extinction, condors are soaring in Northern California skies again with the help of an Indigenous tribe and a team of scientists."

Source: Washington Post, 09/19/2022

"New Atlas of Bird Migration Shows Extraordinary Journeys"

"A bay-breasted warbler weighs about the same as four pennies, but twice a year makes an extraordinary journey. The tiny songbird flies nearly 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometers) between Canada’s spruce forests and its wintering grounds in northern South America."

Source: AP, 09/16/2022

"Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden"

"A bottlenose dolphin found dead in a Florida canal this past spring tested positive for a highly virulent strain of bird flu, scientists said on Wednesday. The announcement came a week after Swedish officials reported that they had found the same type of avian influenza in a stranded porpoise."

Source: NYTimes, 09/08/2022

"As Species Recover, Some Threaten Others In More Dire Shape"

"Concealed behind trees near Lake Michigan, two scientists remotely manipulated a robotic owl on the forest floor. As the intruder flapped its wings and hooted, a merlin guarding its nest in a nearby pine darted overhead, sounding high-pitched, rapid-fire distress calls."

Source: AP, 08/01/2022

"Russia's War In Ukraine Is Hurting Nature"


"The war in Ukraine is devastating that nation's rich, natural environment - from chemical leaks poisoning water supplies and warships killing dolphins to explosions disrupting bird migrations."

 

Source: NPR, 07/22/2022

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