Nobody knows why this snowy owl is orange—David Bird weighs in

Published: 26 March 2025

An orange tinted snowy owl in Michigan has baffled scientists with its orange colouring, CBC News reports. Experts say it could be a genetic mutation, an accident, or human mischief....

Decades after peregrines came back from the brink, a new threat emerges—comments from Prof. David Bird

Published: 18 March 2025

After DDT use nearly wiped out peregrine falcons in the 20th century, numbers are collapsing again in many countries, the Guardian reports....

Prof. Emeritus David Bird on wild turkey sightings in Montreal

Published: 5 February 2025

Wild turkey sightings in Montreal are on the rise, Global News reports....

Penthouse home awaits rare peregrine falcons in Victoria—comments from David Bird

Published: 26 August 2024

The Times Colonist reports that a nesting pair of peregrine falcons, along with a juvenile born this year, have been landing on the upper decks and rooftop of the Promontory residential tower in...

On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers

Published: 15 July 2024

Patrol drones deployed in May to New York City beaches to look for sharks and struggling swimmers are ruffling feathers. Seabirds have been attacking the drones as if they are predators, flying and...

Montreal peregrine falcon chicks take first flights into a world full of danger

Published: 26 June 2024

The world is full of dangers when you're a falcon chick less than six weeks old and learning to fly — even if you're a member of the fastest species on Earth....

What's with all the wild turkeys in Montreal?

Published: 9 May 2024

Wild turkey sightings are on the rise in Montreal....

How will animals react to Quebec's total solar eclipse?

Published: 9 April 2024

It’s possible animals — pets and wildlife alike — will behave unusually during Quebec’s total solar eclipse on April 8 , according to experts on their behaviour....

Birds nesting in agricultural lands more vulnerable to extreme heat, study finds

Published: 25 October 2023

As climate change intensifies extreme heat, farms are becoming less hospitable to nesting birds, a new study found. That could be another barrier to maintaining rapidly eroding biodiversity that...

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