Antalya, #Turkey
An #owl is treated at a wildlife park that since the beginning of the year has cared for and rehabilitated 545 animals, including birds of prey
A Spix’s #macaw perches in a tree in a breeding facility in Curaçá, eastern #Brazil. The species is clinging to life: declared #extinct in the wild, it now mainly persists in protected habitats, although Brazil hopes to re-establish a wild population before long.
A fluffy #peregrine falcon chick is tagged by wildlife officials in Newburyport, Massachusetts, US. Fifty years ago the birds were nearly extinct in the state, but now there are at least 45 pairs. Six peregrine nests can be observed on webcams
A picture book about the most exquisite and extraordinary of winged creatures. The lightest birds in the sky, hummingbirds are capable of incredible feats, such as flying backwards, diving at speeds of sixty-one miles per hour, and beating their wings more than sixty times a second. This book tells the story of a hummingbird’s early life and how they make their way into the world.
New review: Alfie & Me is more than a memoir about nursing back to health a wild animal. Come for the owls, stay for Safina's philosophical reflections and piercing analysis of our environmental predicament.
Raptor technician John Kyalo Mwanzia works on getting a juvenile African fish eagle back into the air. The eagle was treated for injuries it sustained in a fight over territory near Nakaru, Kenya
Adult great tits bring back food for their chicks nested in an old tree stump in Aberystwyth, UK. The parents will attend to their chicks in the nest for about two weeks until they fledge and then the adults will feed them out in the open
This image captured in 2022, shows the efforts of environmental forces to retrieve bird carcasses and curb the spread of a disease affecting birds in the Miankaleh wetland (Iran).
Rapid ecosystem shifts are causing devastating repercussions on the wetland, leading to dire consequences for numerous animal species.