Red kites are returning across Denmark, with more than 700 birds counted after the species once nearly disappeared from the country.

Evolution usually helps a species survive. But sometimes, a trait that once made perfect sense ends up causing real trouble.

A once-extinct bird is laying eggs in the wild for the first time in nearly 40 years. Sihek, a now-endangered bird returned to the wild in 2024, has laid wild eggs in its new home in Hawaii, according ...

The Guam kingfisher was extinct in the wild. Through coordinated breeding, cultural consultation, and careful reintroduction ...

No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until the late 17th century. The arrival ...

Presumed extinct for more than 50 years, the wonderful takahē is still very much alive. As this Instagram post shows, it is a unique-looking bird with a remarkable ability to make a comeback. Read on ...

‘Extremely adaptable’ bird species are declining at an alarming rate – with worrying implications for humans. View on ...

A bird thought to be extinct for 140 years has been rediscovered in the forests of Papua New Guinea. The black-naped pheasant-pigeon was documented by scientists for the first and last time in 1882, ...

Opinion: An alarming new study documents the accelerating rate of decline in U.S. bird numbers, writes Gerald Winegrad.

Climate change and habitat loss could cause dozens of breeds to disappear forever within the next century, according to the University of Reading study. The findings, published in the journal Nature ...