For more than a century, the Bird Banding Laboratory has placed small metallic bands on the legs of birds across North ...

Each band reported by hunters is essential for detecting changes in waterfowl populations and for setting hunting regulations ...

Bigger threats for bigger birds. The researchers examined nearly 10,000 bird species using data from the IUCN Red List. They predicted extinction risk based on the threats each species faces. The ...

The research team found that, even with complete protection from human-caused threats such as habitat loss, hunting and climate change - about 250 bird species could still die out.

When you consider that there are over 9,000 species of birds in the world and over 700 here in the United States, found anywhere from deserts to dense forests, oak woodlands, grasslands, marshes ...