Endangered Birds Links

River, island among 'most endangered' places (The Greenville News)

The Great Pee Dee River in Florence and Johns Island south of Charleston were cited this month as two of the "Top 10 Most Endangered" locations in the Southeast, according to the Southern Environmental Law Center.

Snow brings foreign birds here to hunt for food (Victoria News)

Rare birds, hungry for food, were seen in abundance during the 2008 Christmas bird count. For the first time, volunteer birders spotted a gray jay and a least sandpiper. A rare flock of western sandpipers were also recorded.

Endangered bustard makes a comeback (The Times of India)

The great Indian bustard, believed to be on the verge of extinction, is suddenly proliferating. In 1998, only 29 birds were found in Gujarat and now its population has registered a rise by 20 birds, majority of them female.

Sheepdogs shepherd endangered penguins in Australia (EARTHtimes.org)

Sydney - Sheepdogs have proved such perfect guardians for a colony of fairy penguins on a small south-coast Australian island that conservationists are confident the caring canines can be recruited to safeguard other endangered animals from being sav...

Sheepdogs shepherd endangered penguins in Australia (New Kerala)

Sydney, Jan 5 : Sheepdogs have proved such perfect guardians for a colony of fairy penguins on a small south-coast Australian island that conservationists are confident the caring canines can be recruited to safeguard other endangered animals from being savaged by foxes and wild dogs.