These are special lakes, providing a habitat for migrating waterfowl, including the mysterious common loon with its deep red eye, black head, black-and-white patterned neck and back, and white ...

Nearly 400 birds, mostly brown pelicans, near Hatteras Inlet were found dead last month from suspected highly pathogenic ...

With that being said, here are 12 things you didn’t know about pelicans. 1. There Are Eight Different Species of Pelican When you think of a pelican, what’s the first to come to mind?

In Ashley Stimpson's story on “feathered field assistants,” we illustrate (quite colorfully!) how scientists are enlisting ...

and they're the biggest of the pelican species. They're awkward on land, but they're powerhouses in the sea and sky. Their 11.5-foot wingspan makes it easy for them to cruise over the ocean ...

the pelican began recovering. It was removed from the endangered species list in Florida and along the Atlantic Coast in 1985, and in the rest of its range in November 2009. But just five months after ...

Bird flu cases are rising rapidly in the U.S. and around the world. A new study traces how the disease spread over the last ...

The island serves as a crucial nesting habitat for brown pelicans and over 130 other bird species. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY − America’s first national wildlife refuge near Sebastian is a small ...

The new report identifies 269 species of conservation concern, including the snowy owl, red-headed woodpecker, American white pelican and Vaux’s swift. Species of concern include 54% of grassland ...

nesting and roosting areas for over 130 species of birds, according to refuge managers. It features a 3-acre island surrounded by 2.5 acres of water in the Indian River Lagoon. Pelican Island National ...

A barnacle goose was spotted in the country for the very first time in 2018, according to the study. A single goose was seen on its own near the village of Selekti, then the species wasn’t spotted ...

While brown pelicans were hit hard, making up the vast majority of the nearly 400 bird deaths on the small island, the flu outbreak isn't likely to have any long-term impacts on the species ...