Coinciding with Wellington City Council releasing its draft Coastal Reserves Management Plan (Tātou ki Uta) for feedback, the ...

Falconry is an ancient sport going back thousands of years. In Shakespeare’s time, it was a way of putting food on the dinner ...

Coastal birds can be big travellers and the total numbers of kawaupaka (little shags)and kawau tūī (little black shag) inthe ...

In the realm of NBA legends, leadership is as integral to greatness as talent. Few understand that better than Robert Parish, the Hall of Fame center who ...

Three downy peregrine falcon chicks recently hatched inside an Ojai Raptor Center incubator, weeks after mottled brown eggs ...

Two “mishaps” over a nine-day period have left one of four peregrine falcon chicks that hatched in Hamilton in May seriously ...

Check out the American Bird Conservancy for more tips to help shorebirds. It has a sand-colored back to blend in with the scenery and foil avian predators like falcons, gulls, crows, ravens and owls.

Plants that attract these beneficial predators include vetch, alfalfa, corn, and crimson clover. Natives like elderberry, ...

If wide population distribution is a sure sign of an animal’s evolutionary success, then the falcon is a clear winner. The ...

A shark expert discusses how to safely enjoy ocean swimming while avoiding encounters, noting tracking technology has increased awareness of sharks in coastal waters.

Falcons are a class of birds best known for their speed, vision and hunting prowess. Here’s the story of perhaps the most ...

Migratory birds are some of nature’s most efficient travelers, able to cross oceans and continents in a matter of days or ...