Zoos have been successful in breeding the species in captivity but, as a species that learns its migration route from older wild birds, establishing …
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New Zealand’s Bird of the Year: A shy penguin wins after campaign filled with memes and tattoos
It’s noisy, smelly, shy – and New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election …
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Amazing moment zoo sets free 49 of Australia’s rarest birds – Yahoo News
After the wild population plummeted to around 50 birds, a captive breeding program was established to try and prevent the extinction of the species.
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Snettisham ringed plover breeding project sees numbers rise – BBC
A project to increase the number of plover birds has been hailed a success. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said chick …
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What’s the Deal With: the Semiahmoo bird boxes? | Cascadia Daily News
Phil Calise — a Semiahmoo Resort engineer and a self-described bird enthusiast — said he’d seen the birds flying around the Semiahmoo spit, but not …
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Flappy Bird creator disavows revived game that hints crypto ties – Cointelegraph
Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen distanced himself from a revived version of the game, which now-deleted webpages indicate it could have crypto …
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H5N1 Bird flu, climate change, and the social rights of the working class
As of last week, more than 10,000 wild birds have been detected with H5N1. Over 100 million poultry were affected with outbreaks across 48 states …
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A shy penguin wins New Zealand’s bird election after campaign filled with memes and tattoos | KLAS
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It’s noisy, smelly, shy — and New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s …
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Release of zoo-bred birds boosts critically endangered Regent Honeyeater numbers
Once abundant from Queensland to South Australia, their numbers have dwindled to just 250 to 300 birds in the wild. The 2024 NSW Regent Honeyeater …
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Rare smelly penguin wins New Zealand bird of the year contest – The Guardian
New Zealand’s only native mammals are bats and marine species, putting the spotlight on its birds, which are beloved – and often rare. Over the years, …
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