A quiet moment of survival — the sharp-eyed Eurasian Sparrowhawk bends low to sip from the riverbank. See how birds of prey ...

The Avian Conservation Center brings several species of birds of prey annually to SEWE. Here's a look at the team and conservation efforts behind the scenes.

Here are a few facts about this unique bird of prey. 1. Ospreys live on every continent except Antarctica. Ospreys are one of the most widely distributed birds of prey.

As the Griffith Park urban ecologist, it’s Courtney McCammon’s job to care for all living things in the 4,000-acre ecosystem, but raptors — the carnivorous birds of prey that include hawks ...

Reading Program beat goes on, with the Public Library's latest attraction being the Regalia International Birds of Prey. On June 23, the rescue group brought several large cages of birds to educate ...

But it tends to be a one-way attraction: Birds of prey and hoofed animals are, for the most part, driven away by human presence. During the 1960s and 1970s, western Colorado’s mule deer ...

All birds of prey are raptors and are organized into distinct groups — hawks, eagles, falcons, kites, owls and vultures. Raptors range in size and have distinct features, but they do share some ...

Eagles, vultures and other birds of prey are particularly vulnerable because many species are long-lived, slow-breeding and wide-ranging. In Africa, like most other places, habitat loss is the ...

Larger birds are particularly at risk because they need a wider habitat and breed more slowly than smaller birds, rendering their populations less resilient. Human threats include shooting, trapping, ...

The number of American kestrels has dropped sharply. That goes against the trend for birds of prey, broadly seen as a conservation bright spot. A tagged kestrel in Harmony Township, N.J., held by ...