A group in Western Washington state has developed a novel gauge for their forest conservation work — thousands of audio recordings of native birds.

How do you look for an animal you don’t even know exists anymore? The last sighting of the purple-winged ground dove (Paraclaravis geoffroyi) — a small, bamboo-loving dove native to the South American ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

Beneath the highest tree canopy lies the forest understory—a woodland habitat of ground cover plants, vines, shrubs and small trees. With limited sunlight and plenty of predators, you might think ...

You walk alone through a foggy forest with nothing but your day bag and binoculars. Birds and insects call quietly as they fly above and creep below. Suddenly, you hear a piercing, metallic alarm like ...

As the winter chill sets in slowly, migratory birds have started flocking wetlands of Terai region, much to the delight of birdwatchers. The forest department, meanwhile, sounded an alert to protect ...

HE who has always lived in the city or its suburbs, who has seldom visited the interior except for purposes of trade, and whose walks have not often extended beyond those roads which are bordered on ...