birds

Opting not to hunt for votes one day after Christmas, a gun-toting Rick Santorum went on a different kind of hunt on Monday.

Manukura the white kiwi is among the rarest of birds. And she appears to have regained her mojo after a heart scare during surgery Friday to remove a stone from her gizzard.

Some of the nation's favourite garden bird chicks had a good summer according to participants in the RSPB's summer wildlife survey.

Wildlife officials say Michigan's population of bald eagles has risen, leaving the birds once listed as an endangered species to search out good places to live.

The capercaillie could become extinct unless urgent conservation measures are taken, a wildlife group has warned.

Nature reserves across the county have put their share of a A 1.78m grant to good by creating habitats to attract unusually large numbers of birds.

UK gardens are playing host to a wide range of unusual birds, from dippers and little egrets to merlins and even a white tailed eagle, the first results from an annual survey have shown.

Ten endangered whooping cranes have landed in the Florida Panhandle. The birds are three-quarters through their migration from Wisconsin to Florida.

South African cowherds are discovering that when it comes to debugging their cattle, nature knows best.

The population of one of Scotland's rarest birds has increased for the first time in three years, a wildlife charity has said.