Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for seabirds along the coastline in ...

Out this month from AUK, available for preorder, is the Tales of Aesop – Special Edition Blu-Ray. This a welcome release for ...

BirdWatch Ireland said it is conservative in its designation and the areas identified are the most crucial ones for Irish ...

July 3, 1844, fishermen killed the last confirmed pair of Great Auks (Pinguinus impennis) at Eldey Island, Iceland. The Great Auk was a large flightless bird native to the North Atlantic. At its peak, ...

Islanders in Papa Westray at the unveiling of the bronze Great Auk statue A bronze statue has been unveiled as a memorial to the last Great Auk killed on the Orkney island of Papa Westray. It is ...

Inevitably, scarcity bred desire among collectors and no sooner had it become known that the once-numerous great auk, a large, flightless bird, was becoming scarce, than the final countdown to its ...

The tale of the Great Auk is both a haunting reminder and a compelling narrative of how human exploitation can lead to the ...

In his mesmerising study of the great auk and its afterlife, Tim Birkhead asks how far science itself was to blame for the bird’s extinction ...

The Great Auk, known scientifically as *Pinguinus impennis*, once roamed the North Atlantic Ocean. These flightless birds were notable for their striking appearance and adaptability to the harsh ...

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Three billion birds have vanished since 1970. Recent studies reveal the harsh truth that bird populations in the U.S. are rapidly declining.

Last birds killed in 1844 Before the last two known birds were killed in 1844 – 180 years ago – it was well known in the world of academia that the Great Auk was in danger of extinction, and everyone ...