For bird enthusiasts and average residents alike, the sight of wild, colorful migratory birds like the great egret or the black-crowned night heron, in a dense and loud city like New York is something ...

Urban estuaries can support thriving ecosystems despite bustling human activity. Noting that bird populations can serve as a key indicator of environmental health, research published in Conservation ...

Drought and altered water flows are draining habitat, collapsing food chains and pushing iconic Everglades wildlife toward ...

Environmentalists working to restore native bird populations to the Florida Everglades are celebrating a major win. State environmental officials announced last week that last year's extraordinary ...

Urban estuaries can support thriving ecosystems despite bustling human activity. Noting that bird populations can serve as a key indicator of environmental health, researchers recently investigated ...

Breeding numbers were down for some bird species for the third straight year in a row in the Everglades. Nesting numbers for wading birds fell by 38 percent compared to the past decade. That's ...

Wading bird numbers in the Florida Everglades are driven by water patterns that play out over multiple years according to a new study. Previously, existing water conditions were seen as the primary ...

Time is running out to save Rescue Strand, an Everglades oasis where South Florida’s largest wading bird colony is imperiled by desiccation. The sprawling tree island with willows that grow like ...

When rain brought an end to an intense drought in the Everglades a decade ago, wildlife biologist Peter Frederick thought there would be few wading birds left. Instead, he was shocked to note a surge ...

The South Florida Water Management District this week released its annual South Florida Wading Bird Report which showed the lowest wading bird nesting count since 2008. Compared to the 10-year average ...

But just how important are they? To find out, the Herald - in collaboration with Florida International University's Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media - followed Tropical Audubon field trip ...