When birds go from Least Concern to Near-Threatened to Vulnerable to Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature scale of species viability,...

This is not a review proper, because — full disclosure — playwright Justin Maxwell is a friend of mine and a somewhat better friend...

As we approach the 100th anniversary of the demise of Martha at the Cincinnati Zoo, one would think that there is little left to...

Author Sherrida Woodley thinks deeply about dearly departed birds. She’s contemplated California Condors here before, but Passenger Pigeons seem to resonate most with her. The extinct American pigeon...

There has been a great deal of talk these days about “reviving” extinct species.  It seems as though every week brings a new plan...

It’s depressing to contemplate that two extinct species could be summed up in a single book — but if it must be so, it...

While New Zealand is famous for its endemic oddities, once upon a time New Zealand also had many birds from groups and families that...

Sad news. One less (sub)species on this earth.