Road counts over 16 years revealed declines in populations of birds of prey in South Africa.
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Birds didn’t just evolve from dinosaurs. They are dinosaurs.
It’s not every day that you see a 4-foot-tall bird, but it’s happening more often. Several fascinating species are nesting in and near towns once again.
New fossils reveal Australia was once home to a much greater diversity of huge eagles and vultures, which died off alongside ‘giant wombats’ and ‘marsupial lions’.
There’s shocking new evidence of rodenticide poisoning in Australia’s nocturnal predatory birds. High concentrations of the active ingredients were found in 92% of the 60 dead birds they tested.
A Steller’s sea eagle, native to the Asian Arctic, has traveled across North America since 2021. A scholar questions whether the bird is lost – and how well humans really understand animals’ actions.
The first comprehensive population assessment of the raptor affectionately known as The Red reveals a species in trouble. Australia’s rarest bird of prey needs our help.
DDT accumulates in wildlife and magnifies up the food chain. Birds of prey occupy the top of these food chains in various ecosystems.
Published in 1962, ‘Silent Spring’ called attention to collateral damage from widespread use of synthetic pesticides. Many problems the book anticipated persist today in new forms.
New research traces the effect of drought on red kite chicks born during particularly dry years.
Archaehierax sylvestris, whose remains have been unearthed in the arid South Australian outback, was the apex predator in a lush prehistoric forest filled with marsupials and waterfowl.
The best way to reduce the threat to eagles is to locate turbines away from areas that are most often used by the birds.
How do we reconcile the daily racism that Black people face in our country with our public expressions of multicultural pride?
Just as Kawhi Leonard did, each of us can apply load management in our lives to help promote our own resilience and success.
The Raptors’ success in reaching the NBA final for the first time in the franchise’s history is an opportunity to reflect on the diversity of the team.
Hockey is often considered Canada’s national sport, but with the changing demographics of the country and the rising success of the Toronto Raptors, basketball is also seen as a national sport.
Scientists now have a better understanding of what martial eagles eat. This is valuable for the conservation of this endangered species.
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Associate Professor, FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town
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Adjunct Associate Lecturer in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Vertebrate Palaeontology, Flinders University
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Senior Research Scientist, South Australian Museum; Flinders University
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Biologist, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor in Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Deakin University
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Associate, Sustainability Science, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
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Associate professor, University of Nebraska – Kearney
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Professor of Organizational Behaviour, University of Guelph
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Professeur Agrégé, Institut d'études féministes et de genre, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor in wildlife and conservation biology, Deakin University
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Associate professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Canada
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Vertebrate palaeontologist, Flinders University
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PhD student, University of Cape Town