Saudi Arabian Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and his retinue in January 2014 killed 2,100 rare houbara bustards in just three weeks CHAGAI, Balochistan, Pakistan––Saudi Arabian Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and his retinue in January 2014 killed 2,100 rare houbara bustards during […]
Protecting latrine owls from the consequences of crazy behavior
Contributing to the well-being of some of the best-known owls in folklore DENVER––Working to conserve the western screech owl, boreal owl, northern pygmy owl, and northern saw-whet owl, the Teton Raptor Center was honored on March 12, 2014 by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for contributions toward the well-being of some of the most […]
New York delays “final solution” for mute swans
Reprieve from shooting, gassing, decapitation & egg-addling ALBANY, N.Y.––The New York Department of Environmental Conservation on February 24, 2014 backed away from a plan to kill every mute swan in New York state. The NY/DEC proposed to kill all 2,200 mute swans in the state by 2025, by a combination of methods that could include shooting, gassing, decapitation, and […]
Swallows may have evolved quicker take-off ability in only 30 years
Shorter wings help LINCOLN, Nebraska––Cliff swallows nesting under highway overpasses in southwestern Nebraska appear to have evolved shorter wings in only 30 years to help them avoid colliding with cars, ornithologists Charles R. Brown and Mary Bomberger Brown reported in the March 18, 2013 edition of Current Biology. The hypothesized adaptation might also help cliff […]