Monday, April 14, 2025

Tag: birds

Cats are fueling a global eco-crisis, pushing birds and other species...

Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.

Microplastics found in birds’ lungs in new study

The researchers focused on analyzing potential microplastics in birds, as bird health can provide insights and warnings about potential impacts on the surrounding environment.

Building collisions are killing as many as 1 billion birds a...

The researchers analyzed the wildlife rehabilitation records of thousands of birds who had been involved in window collisions.

The species that defined our year

Here you’ll find 12 of the species that struck us as we looked back at the year that was.

Biden administration reverses rule that gutted protections for migratory birds

The "now-defunct rule" will continue to protect birds from incidental take and other activities specifically intended to kill birds.

Birds and other wildlife found covered in oil in Gulf of...

While there is no official estimate of how much crude oil spilled from the Alliance Refinery, LDWF said it could take weeks to save the affected wildlife.

Citizen scientists track how plastic pollution impacts birds

To get a big-picture perspective on the plastics that plague beaches, scientists team up with volunteers along the California Coast.

US bird numbers drop by nearly 3 billion in 48 years

In the last five decades US bird numbers have plummeted by 29%. As populations dwindle, so do the chances of species survival.

Brazil’s leading food retailer goes cage-free

This commitment will spare millions of egg-laying hens a life of extreme confinement in battery cages so small that the birds can barely move or stretch their wings.

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Trump accused of weaponizing Social Security and immigration system to target immigrants and silence...

Critics warn of authoritarian overreach as Trump administration marks immigrants as “dead” to force deportation and targets lawful residents for protected political speech.

House passes bill to shield Trump from legal accountability, restricts judges from halting unconstitutional...

Republicans push sweeping limits on judicial authority after courts repeatedly block Trump’s executive actions as unlawful or unconstitutional.

Support the growing Sanders-AOC anti-oligarchy, class-warfare protest rallies

The surging Sanders/AOC class-war juggernaut confronts super PACs payola billions while pushing its humanistic, “democratic socialist” agenda to rebalance unjust wealth inequality.

Revealed: Meat industry behind attacks on flagship climate-friendly diet report

New evidence seen by DeSmog suggests this surge of outrage against the report was stoked by a PR firm that represents the meat and dairy sector. 

Israel bombs last functioning hospital in northern Gaza, killing child during Palm Sunday evacuation

Strike on al-Ahli Hospital condemned by global faith leaders and medical groups as healthcare system in Gaza nears total collapse