A new analytical method is revealing how conservationists can further boost breeding programmes dedicated to saving some of the world’s most threatened species, according to new research led by the ...

Researchers can now predict the number of offspring a bird will have based on its prolactin and corticosterone levels. Some animals produce more offspring than others. Hormones like prolactin and ...

The dunlin - a wading bird - is on the UK's red list of threatened species An endangered wading bird has been breeding among peat bogs, a survey has discovered. An RSPB survey found dunlin chicks - ...

Spring is the sweet spot for breeding songbirds in California’s Central Valley – not too hot, not too wet. But climate change models indicate the region will experience more rainfall during the ...

The breeding seasons of wild house finches are shifting due to climate change, a Washington State University researcher has found. The breeding seasons of wild house finches are shifting due to ...

Big bones from the extinct "thunder bird" or dromornithid, excavated in the northern reaches of the Flinders Ranges and near Alice Springs, have yielded new insights into their slow breeding patterns.