Development threatening endangered cockatoo

ABC AUSTRALIA.Com
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says better town planning is needed to maintain the habitat of the carnaby’s black cockatoo so that it does not become extinct.
The birds are found in the south-west of Western Australia, and the fund says numbers have fallen by more than 50 per cent in the past 45 years.
It [...]

More than 1,200 birds face extinction

ROBERT ALLISON – ORILLIA TODAY
About 1,226 of the world’s 9,856 bird species are edging towards extinction, according to the most recent avian status evaluation by BirdLife International.  
An additional 835 species are believed to be ‘near threatened’. All avian species considered at risk of endangerment appear on the Red List of the International Union for [...]

Outrage as endangered eagle shot dead

CLARE PEDDIE – Adelaide Now
THE apparent fatal shooting of a white-bellied sea eagle has sickened environmentalists, who have raised serious concerns about the future of the endangered species.
The majestic bird’s carcass was found near Cape Bauer, on the state’s west coast over the Christmas period. It was taken to the South Australian Museum where a [...]

Extinction threat to Scots bird

BBC News
The Scottish crossbill, the UK’s only endemic bird which is native to the Highlands of Scotland, faces extinction, according to a new report.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds warns that unless action is taken to halt a rise in global temperatures, the species is under severe threat.
The bird, which lives [...]

‘Vulture population declining alarmingly’

Nepal News
Four out of eight species of vulture found in Nepal are included in endangered list of the IUCN- the world conservation union. They are White Rumped (Gyps beldgalensis), Slender Billed (Gyps tenuirostris), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopteros) and Red headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus). Additionally, the first two are termed ‘critically endangered’.

White rumped Vulture (Photo Courtesy: [...]

Study: One-quarter of U.S. bird species at risk

USA Today
 
Almost all of Hawaii’s non-migratory native birds are on a new watch list of the USA’s most imperiled bird species.
The list, released Wednesday by the National Audubon Society and American Bird Conservancy, includes about one-quarter of the more than 700 species that breed in the USA.
The groups cited an array of human activities — [...]

Macedonia set to protect endangered vultures

Skopje. Macedonia will protect the critically endangered vultures through assistance of a Spanish organization, Macedonian Makfax writes on Monday.
Macedonian Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning in co-operation with the Macedonian Environmentalist Association and a Spanish Foundation today will promote the project “Strengthening the National Capacity for the Protection of Vultures in Macedonia”. The promotion ceremony [...]

Chinese Crested Terns Heading for Extinction

 China.org – Yang Xi
The Chinese Crested Tern is the most endangered bird to date in China. This bird’s common name indicates its close relationship with China. In 1863 scientists gave the bird a Latin name – “Sternabernsteni” but Chinese also call the animal “Shenhua Zhinao” or the “Mythical Bird”, because it is rare and mysterious.
“There [...]

Back from verge of extinction only to face a new threat

The Scotsman – John Ross
A FARMING crisis in Scotland could again threaten a rare bird that has fought back from the brink of extinction.
Corncrake numbers have risen to their highest in nearly three decades of monitoring, according to RSPB Scotland.
The population here now stands at 1,273 calling males, but bird numbers have seriously declined throughout [...]

Resort Threatens Last 100 Grenada Doves

 Plenty mag
It sucks to be a country’s national symbol. Around the world, the plants, birds and animals that many nations call their national symbols are, ironically, at risk. The US managed to save the bald eagle, but other species, such as New Zealand’s kiwi, could soon face extinction. Now comes news that Grenada’s national symbol, [...]