Bird strikes with aircraft pose a serious threat to human safety. The problem dates back to the early days of aviation, with the first death of a pilot recorded in 1912 when an aircraft crashed into ...

Worldwide, the cost of bird collisions with planes has been estimated at $1.2 billion per year. But information on bird movements throughout the year can help avoid damage to aircraft and risk to ...

CASTLE DANGER -- A quick flitter in the treetops, then a chirp or short song is all it takes to get Anna Peterson to make a mark on her clipboard. She pauses on her walk through the woods, checks her ...

Many migratory birds die each year flying into the blades of our wind farms. Weather radar data is showing us how we can be nicer to our skyfaring friends. Norway is sacred ground for nature lovers.

New research could help reduce bat and bird fatalities at wind farms in the United States. According to the analysis published in PLOS One earlier this year, bat fatalities at wind farms peak in ...

When the song pauses in a game of musical chairs, everyone jostles for one of the remaining seats. Bird migration today is much the same. When it’s time for a break in their biannual travels, ...

A study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens finds that agricultural land use and bird movements are the major factors responsible for outbreaks of West Nile virus in Europe. Human and animal ...

Pune's Air Force Station and civilian airport face a grave bird strike threat due to persistent civic negligence. Open garbage dumping and unscientific waste management create ideal bird habitats, ...

I looked up on the last day of July at the sound of purple martins, and instead of a swirling flock of feeding birds, I saw a line of the giant swallows flying south toward their winter home, perhaps ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Nature Center, nestled about five miles north of downtown as the crow flies, can teach anyone interested about the great outdoors in West Michigan. Lewis Batts, one of ...

Ithaca, NY—Worldwide, the cost of bird collisions with planes has been estimated at $1.2 billion per year. But information on bird movements throughout the year can help avoid damage to aircraft and ...