A roundup of the week's news of birds and the environment:
This is the Ariel Toucan, a bird that was reintroduced to Brazil fifty years ago. It has had the added value to the environment of dispersing seeds of endangered trees. The interwoven connections of the environment never cease to amaze.
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So the administration has approved the deep water drilling plans for the Gulf of Mexico. Never mind the fact that they may endanger people and marine life.
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One of the biggest threats to blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay is their own species. They are cannibalistic.
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Endangered wild Regent Honeyeaters in Australia are serving as song tutors to captive-born birds that are being released into the wild.
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The eastern Monarch butterfly population overwintering in Mexico had a 64% increase compared to last year's count. This is extremely good news. And in more good news, I had one of them visiting my yard this week! Here's hoping for many more.
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The US-Israeli war on Iran has just emphasized the need to transition as quickly as possible to the use of renewable energy.
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Ohio experienced a big boom this week when a meteor streaked across its early morning skies.
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Apache women are trying to get the Supreme Court to intervene to stop federal forest land in Arizona being used for copper mining.
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A "thumbs up" rule is designed to protect endangered Hawaiian monk seals.
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Do some birds recognize that cigarette butts in their nests could help ward off parasites?
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The country's first large-scale offshore wind project has been completed off Martha's Vineyard.
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Even aggressive and dangerous bull sharks are capable of social relations and forming friendships.
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A new study finds that rodents don't just gnaw to trim their teeth; they also do it just because it feels good.
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A red fox had quite a voyage after boarding a cargo ship in England. He ended up at the Bronx Zoo!
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