Migrating birds navigate across continents and back to the same breeding sites year after year. But how do they return to the same locations with such precision after traveling hundreds of miles? A new study, “Magnetic stop signs signal a European songbird’s arrival at the breeding site after migration,” published in the journal Science, explores […]
By Jane Kirchner Right now, more than a 150 species of birds are on their way northward from tropical wintering grounds to take advantage of emerging insects, budding plants and an abundance of nesting locations. While larger birds tend to travel during daylight hours, songbirds and smaller species fly at night and will stop off […]
Energy companies and other businesses are no longer liable for accidentally killing migratory birds, the Trump administration announced Friday in a decision hailed by industry insiders. A legal memo by the U.S. Interior Department reverses a longstanding agency practice and last-minute ruling released by the Obama administration in January 2017. The Obama-era policy meant that […]
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