The 1914 death of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, marked the end of a species that had once dominated North America's skies. Gone was an ecological force that had etched itself into the ...

The scientific name of the passenger pigeon Ectopistes migratorius means ‘wandering migrant’ in Latin. It’s a fairly accurate name, considering the species’ nomadic lifestyle. They’d travel hundreds ...

Animalia 75 percent of North America’s bird species are in decline, study says. Birds are rapidly vanishing from North America, with dramatic population losses in places that were once thought safe.

The “next” passenger pigeon, if there ever is one, might lead a life not so different from that of the last of the original species. In her final days, Martha lived alone. Her wings drooped ...

More than 170 species of North American wild birds – including ducks, geese, gulls, owls, eagles and others – have been infected with bird flu. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

Analysis of nearly 500 bird species across North America has found that three-quarters are declining across their ranges, with two-thirds of the total shrinking significantly.

BOSTON — An effort to revitalize marine species and improve water quality now has a home in Boston Harbor. The first two "living seawalls" in North America were recently installed on existing ...