Odisha’s carrier pigeon service still maintains a fleet of around 150 birds, though their purpose has grown increasingly ceremonial.

As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.

We’re going to win this fight. We just have to fight smart. Let’s back up a little. Doesn’t it seem like these orders are ...

Hour-long webinars on biodiversity offered on Fridays in February Scientists from around the world will participate in this ...

George the Pinta Island tortoise and Martha the passenger pigeon achieved fame as ‘endlings’ – the last individuals of their species. Their passing is tragic, but can their fate perhaps help us to ...

Historical market hunting of wildlife contributed to the demise of many now-recovered game and commercial species. Might the idea have a modern role regarding overabundant populations? The concept of ...

In 1973, the U.S. Congress approved what I consider one of the most important actions to helping preserve the wide diversity of plant and animal life here. Richard Nixon was the president then and ...

How soon will mammoths appear in zoos, and is it ethical to create copies of ourselves?Bloomberg has recently reported that the startup ...