Aves News

17/06/2023

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13/06/2023

Our experiments with the critically endangered Bail myna showed some birds are bolder than others.

22/04/2023

20/04/2023

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the publication of the final rule establishing a nonessential experimental population of sihek (Guam kingfisher) on Palmyra Atoll, which is co-managed by The Nature Conservancy and the Service.

Under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act, captive-bred sihek will be released to Palmyra Atoll as an experimental population in an effort to support the reintroduction of the at-risk species and foster long-term recovery.

To read about the final rule, visit: http://ow.ly/m1t450NIOxl

To learn more about the sihek conservation introduction, visit: http://ow.ly/lCNJ50NIOEj

Photo by J. Schulz

19/04/2023

28/12/2022

Critically endangered Javan green magpie chicks hatched in September...

In Indonesia, a culture of keeping caged birds as a status symbol has seen huge areas of forest fall silent as millions of birds are taken from the wild.

As the birds become rarer, their value increases, leaving many species on the brink of disappearing altogether. The Javan green magpie is now believed to number less than 100 individuals in the wild and is listed as critically endangered by BirdLife International and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Conservationists at the zoo are working closely with field partners in Indonesia at the Cikananga Conservation Breeding Centre, to breed and protect populations of bird species most threatened by the crisis.

19/11/2022

Great news for the blue-throated macaw!

More conservation good news: a macaw species thought to be Extinct-In-The-Wild is now recovering its numbers, thanks to intensive conservation efforts

17/11/2022

‘Like Finding a Unicorn’: Researchers Rediscover the Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon, a Bird Lost to Science for 140 Years

A successful expedition in Papua New Guinea captured photos and video of the chicken-size pigeon, highlighting the value of local ecological knowledge as scientists seek out other long-missing species.

Link to Audubon's exciting article in comments below.

20/10/2022

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10/09/2022

Since 1993, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) Hawai`i Endangered Bird Conservation Program (HEBCP) has provided protective care for several species of Hawaiian birds, which are some of the most critically endangered wildlife on the planet. I have...