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Find out why it could be a bumper year for baby birds in Europe

The nesting season has gathered pace and birds stand to benefit most from the quieter parks and streets during the COVID-19 lockdown. Euronews spoke to an ornithologist based in Somerset, UK.

World

How are conservationists in Jordan taking action to protect migratory birds?

According to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, every spring and autumn, more than 500 billion birds fly through the Middle East and North Africa, to breed or escape the winter months.

Europe News

Conservationists slam Malta over bird hunting during COVID-19 lockdown

"It is incredible how governments in the past and even the ones we have today are spineless," said Mark Sultana, chief executive of Birdlife Malta.

France

Tails up? Is wildlife the big beneficiary of the COVID-19 lockdown?

For researchers, the lockdown is a catch-22 situation because the reduced human presence has disrupted animals' behaviour but they can't study it as they're stuck at home.

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Earth News

WATCH | Shrinking pelican breeding grounds restored after BP oil spill

Providing crucial nesting sites for the seabirds, this island is being restored to its former glory.

World

Madrid to curb exploding parakeet population using 'humane' method

Madrid is to take steps to reduce its parakeet population after numbers soared in recent years

United Kingdom

Watch: Woman set for epic trip following migration of imperiled osprey

The woman dubbed a "human swan" after embarking on a mammoth paramotor flight to follow the bird's migration route is taking off again.

Russia

Russian plane crash-lands in field after bird strike

Russian plane crash-lands in field after bird strike near Moscow, no deaths reported.

New Zealand

Ancient giant parrot discovered in New Zealand

Named Heracles inexpactatus - signifying its Herculean size and the suprise of the discovery - the parrot is the largest ever discovered.

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Paraguayans parade to honour patron saint

Hundreds of Catholics in Paraguay paraded through the town of Minas covered in chicken feathers on Wednesday to celebrate their patron saint.

Australia

Drug-resistant superbugs found in Australian seagulls — study

One-fifth of the seagulls analysed in the study carried drug-resistant bacteria.

World News

Mother bird spotted feeding baby with cigarette butt on Florida beach

The photo was snapped by an American photographer on a Florida beach last month.

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California condor chick numbers on rise thanks to innovative procedure

Los Angeles Zoo has come up with a unique way of expanding the population of the rare California condor.

Greece

Environmental restoration of Lake Karla revives Greek wildlife and locals

The environmental restoration of Lake Karla in Greece's Thessaly plain is recreating an ancient ecosystem, and reviving wildlife and local communities

Germany

German pigeon snapped on speed camera for flying over the limit

Authorities in the German city of Bocholt at mulling over a possible speeding fine for an unlikely criminal.

United Kingdom

A view of a bird's eye: seagulls photobomb traffic cameras

Giving a more literal meaning to Transport for London's "bird's eye view" of traffic, seagulls photobomb traffic camera.

USA

Watch: The eagle chicks with one mum and two dads

A modern family of two male and one female bald eagles are co-parenting their chicks. The males stayed together and courted a new female after their first mate died.

Australia

Balloons deadliest risk to seabirds ingesting ocean plastic

Seabirds are much more likely to die from ingesting balloon fragments than hard plastics, researchers have found.

Ireland

Dublin 'pet detectives' identify parrot's missing owner

Dublin Airport has reunited a parrot found on a runway and its owner following a days-long search. Several people came forward to claim Hugo, but how did the airport's "pet detectives" find the right person?

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Pigeon keepers display exotic breeds at Egypt show

With puffed chests and ruffled feathers, some of the rarest and fanciest pigeons in Egypt are gathered at an event in Cairo.