A genetic study shows that major migratory flyways do not guarantee the spread of every species.

On the estuary beaches where the Atlantic Ocean mixes with freshwater rising from mangrove soils, the shorebird known as the ...

The routes taken by migratory birds, known as flyways, often cross vast expanses of ocean. Six of these marine flyways have now been formally recognized by the U.N.’s Convention on Migratory Species, ...

Did you know birds have their own super highways? Migratory birds that fly between continents for breeding and feeding seasons every year follow exact routes known as the flyways. Kenya’s Rift Valley ...

The primary reason birds migrate is survival. Most species move to find food and safe places to raise their young. In temperate or polar regions, winters are harsh and food sources such as insects, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio skies are filled this time of year with hundreds of species of birds flying north for the summer. The height of the spring ...

• This column by Environmental Communications Specialist Brett Peto is reprinted from "Horizons," the quarterly publication of the Lake County Forest Preserves. You ...

At the edges of continents, where water thins into mud and birds gather before long journeys, conservation has often been a matter of persistence. It has required people willing to think across ...

This year’s World Migratory Bird Day is dedicated to the world’s major bird flyways—the flight paths of migratory birds that span continents and oceans. These flyways include World Heritage sites that ...