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Semipalmated Plover / Photo by Tim BowmanBird news
About 50 ducks died when the San Gabriel River suddenly dried up. The river has been dammed and channelized to the point that there is no longer a consistent waterflow.- Thanks to warmer temperatures, southern bird species are becoming more common in Britain. Northern species are in decline.
- New Zealand is creating a marine reserve to protect Australasian gannet, little penguin, and wandering albatross, among other animals.
- Australian rosella species may have evolved into their many color varieties in response to ancient climate change.
- Nepal has set aside fields to dump animal carcasses, so that endangered vultures can feed on them safely.
- Flamingos at the Philadelphia Zoo are part of a study on laterality – to determine which leg they stand on and why.
- A colony of puffins in the North Sea decreased by a third in the last five years. It matches declines in other breeding colonies in the same area. So far the cause is undetermined.
- BrdPics: Black and White Penguins
- Snail's Tales: Migration conservation
- Birdchaser: Mad Birding Skills
- Scienceray: The Twenty Most Brilliantly Colored Birds in the World
- A report from the World Bank details how biofuel production is driving the increase in world food prices – not just corn, but also soy, wheat, and rice.
- California and other states are suing the EPA to force it to regulate greenhouse gases from ocean and air transportation.
- In the wake of the U.S. Sugar deal, Florida is negotiating with Florida Crystal to swap or sell land to restore the flow of the Everglades.
