A study has tracked wild birds in three countries in Europe to examine the long-term impact of fireworks. In a new study led by Curtin University, experts report that fireworks should be replaced with cleaner laser and drone light shows to avoid “highly damaging” impacts. Lead author Professor Bill Bateman noted that fireworks remain popular … Read more
You have probably noticed when you go for a walk in the winter that everything is much calmer or quieter and this is largely due to the fact that many birds hide underground, migrate or simply change colour to survive the cold temperatures. Migration, for example, is the alternative that many birds find to escape … Read more
Woodpeckers are made up of different species that belong to the Picidae family. They are distributed around almost the entire world and have a wide variety of shapes, colours and sizes. They get their name from the curious ability they have to “drill” the trunks of trees without having any repercussions. About 233 different species have been … Read more
Approximately 10,000 species of birds are known on Earth. Slightly less than half are migratory. A total of about 4,000 species of birds migrate back and forth between their breeding and wintering grounds. About two-thirds of them travel long distances, flying up to 20,000 kilometres a year. And there are even more impressive figures. The cuckoo, … Read more
Having long-term monitoring data of the natural environment is essential for scientists to be able to study trends and understand the changes that human activity is causing to ecosystems. The available databases on the avifauna of the USA, a pioneer country in the study of birds since the end of the 19th century together with … Read more
Ground Report | New Delhi: Indians Killing Migratory Birds; Migratory Birds are a kind of species, that migrates or moves from one location to another to find a warmer place to live, breed, feed, avoid extreme weather and predators. These migratory birds are the essence of our ecosystem and used to constitute a great proportion … Read more
A recent scientific study by Australian scientists states that there are currently 50 billion birds on Earth. That number is six times the total human population. Ground Report | New Delhi: According to the report, published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences, there are currently about 9,700 species of birds … Read more
