100 Years After Vultures Disappeared from These Mts, Their Return Completes ‘Europe’s Yellowstone’

100 Years After Vultures Disappeared from These Mts, Their Return Completes ‘Europe’s Yellowstone’

A cinereous vulture (left) and a griffon vulture – credit Mike Prince CC 3.0 BY-SA Young griffon vultures are set to be reintroduced to the Carpathian Mountains in Romania, around 100 years after they went extinct there. The reintroduction is part of a grand vision for “Europe’s Yellowstone,” a national park based in the Carpathians … Read more

Birds Start to Show Signs of Recovery After Bee-Harming Pesticide Ban in the EU

Birds Start to Show Signs of Recovery After Bee-Harming Pesticide Ban in the EU

A chaffinch, one of the birds that recovered in the study – credit, 4028mdk09 CC 3.0. The first large-scale study to investigate the impact on bird populations from the 2018 European Union ban on a universal insecticide has determined that birds have recovered as much as 3% since 2018. Given that 57 species of birds … Read more

Birds Feast on Sunflower Seeds in Perfect Autumnal Scene Captured From Kitchen Window

Birds Feast on Sunflower Seeds in Perfect Autumnal Scene Captured From Kitchen Window

Andrew Fusek Peters photographed a great tit (Parus major) from his kitchen window in Shropshire, England – SWNS Stunning pictures from England show hungry birds feasting on sunflower seeds in a gorgeous autumn scene. Photographer Andrew Fusek Peters captured the magical moment from his kitchen in Shropshire, as the birds dove into the seeds to … Read more